https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307941 A common carrier under the Carriers Act, 1865 remains liable like an insurer, subject to statutory exceptions and any valid special contract under Section 6; booking goods at "owner's risk" does not, by itself, exclude liability for negligence or criminal act by the carrier or its agents. The Supreme Court also held that liability could not be fixed on the basis of a disputed consignee's letter without first deciding its genuineness and the related factual controversy over diversion of the consignment. The impugned finding was therefore unsustainable and the matter required fresh consideration after resolving those factual issues. en-us Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 May 2023 15:42:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307941 A common carrier under the Carriers Act, 1865 remains liable like an insurer, subject to statutory exceptions and any valid special contract under Section 6; booking goods at "owner's risk" does not, by itself, exclude liability for negligence or criminal act by the carrier or its agents. The Supreme Court also held that liability could not be fixed on the basis of a disputed consignee's letter without first deciding its genuineness and the related factual controversy over diversion of the consignment. The impugned finding was therefore unsustainable and the matter required fresh consideration after resolving those factual issues. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307941