https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295861 The court dismissed the appeal, upholding the trial court's decision to dismiss the suit for recovery of money and compensation. The court found that the suit filed in Chennai against the defendant, an agent of the carrier, was not maintainable due to jurisdiction issues governed by the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. Additionally, there was no privity of contract between the plaintiff and the defendant, and the defendant, acting as an agent, could not be held personally liable. The court also upheld the applicability of US law and jurisdiction as per the bill of lading terms. en-us Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:09:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295861 The court dismissed the appeal, upholding the trial court's decision to dismiss the suit for recovery of money and compensation. The court found that the suit filed in Chennai against the defendant, an agent of the carrier, was not maintainable due to jurisdiction issues governed by the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. Additionally, there was no privity of contract between the plaintiff and the defendant, and the defendant, acting as an agent, could not be held personally liable. The court also upheld the applicability of US law and jurisdiction as per the bill of lading terms. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295861