https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172183 Section 80 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, as substituted in 1961, was treated as a self-contained code for railway compensation suits because it expressly identified both liability and the courts where such claims could be filed. The SC noted that this special forum provision marked a substantial change from the earlier regime, under which territorial jurisdiction was governed by the general rules in the Code of Civil Procedure and the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act. As a result, Section 20 CPC and the corresponding Small Cause Courts provisions were excluded by necessary implication, and the appeals were dismissed. en-us Wed, 19 Jul 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:10:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172183 Section 80 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, as substituted in 1961, was treated as a self-contained code for railway compensation suits because it expressly identified both liability and the courts where such claims could be filed. The SC noted that this special forum provision marked a substantial change from the earlier regime, under which territorial jurisdiction was governed by the general rules in the Code of Civil Procedure and the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act. As a result, Section 20 CPC and the corresponding Small Cause Courts provisions were excluded by necessary implication, and the appeals were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Jul 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172183