https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459660 Postal liability for alleged deficit postage does not shift to the sender where franked articles were accepted without objection and delivered, and the statutory conditions for fastening liability on the sender are not met. Under the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, liability ordinarily rests on the addressee on delivery, while sender liability arises only in limited situations such as refusal, return, death, or inability to trace the addressee. Recovery is confined to sums lawfully due from the person liable under the Act, and the Post Office Guide provisions on franking conditions were not triggered because no breach of licence conditions was shown. The postal authority's own failure to verify correct postage at acceptance could not be used to recover the shortfall from the sender. en-us Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:24:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459660 Postal liability for alleged deficit postage does not shift to the sender where franked articles were accepted without objection and delivered, and the statutory conditions for fastening liability on the sender are not met. Under the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, liability ordinarily rests on the addressee on delivery, while sender liability arises only in limited situations such as refusal, return, death, or inability to trace the addressee. Recovery is confined to sums lawfully due from the person liable under the Act, and the Post Office Guide provisions on franking conditions were not triggered because no breach of licence conditions was shown. The postal authority's own failure to verify correct postage at acceptance could not be used to recover the shortfall from the sender. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459660