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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Railways Act, 1989 Section 79

Weighment of Consignment on Request of the Consignee or Endorsee

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 79 is part of Railways Act, 1989 - Weighment of Consignment on Request of the Consignee or Endorsee. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

A railway administration may, on the request made by the consignee or endorsee, allow weighment of the consignment subject to such conditions and on payment of such charges as may be prescribed and the demurrage charges if any:

Provided that except in cases where a railway servant authorised in this behalf considers it necessary so to do, no weighment shall be allowed of goods booked at owner's risk rate or goods which are perishable and are likely to lose weight in transit:

Provided further that no request for weighment of consignment in wagon-load or train-load shall be allowed if the weighment is not feasible due to congestion in the yard or such other circumstances as may be prescribed.

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What does Railways Act, 1989 Section 79 provide?

Section Section 79 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Weighment of Consignment on Request of the Consignee or Endorsee) is reproduced on this page as part of the Railways Act, 1989. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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