https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188985 In claims against a common carrier before the Consumer Fora, the presumption of liability and the common-law rule reflected in Section 9 of the Carriers Act, 1865 shift the burden to the carrier to disprove negligence. The principle was treated as applicable in consumer proceedings under Section 14(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, so the complainant need only establish the claim while the carrier must prove absence of negligence. The consumer complaint could proceed on that basis, and the related special leave petitions were dismissed following the earlier decision on the same legal issue. en-us Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:50:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188985 In claims against a common carrier before the Consumer Fora, the presumption of liability and the common-law rule reflected in Section 9 of the Carriers Act, 1865 shift the burden to the carrier to disprove negligence. The principle was treated as applicable in consumer proceedings under Section 14(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, so the complainant need only establish the claim while the carrier must prove absence of negligence. The consumer complaint could proceed on that basis, and the related special leave petitions were dismissed following the earlier decision on the same legal issue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188985