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    The document discusses the carriage of goods by different modes of transport. It defines a contract of carriage as an agreement where a carrier transports goods or people from one place to another in exchange for payment. There are three types of carriers - common carriers who transport goods for all people indiscriminately as a business, private carriers who occasionally transport goods and can reject requests, and gratuitous carriers who transport goods without payment. Common carriers have duties to receive, carry, deliver and be responsible for goods safely, as well as rights to payment and limiting liability. Railways are governed by a separate statute and have duties to provide facilities equally and follow directions.

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    The document discusses the carriage of goods by different modes of transport. It defines a contract of carriage as an agreement where a carrier transports goods or people from one place to another in exchange for payment. There are three types of carriers - common carriers who transport goods for all people indiscriminately as a business, private carriers who occasionally transport goods and can reject requests, and gratuitous carriers who transport goods without payment. Common carriers have duties to receive, carry, deliver and be responsible for goods safely, as well as rights to payment and limiting liability. Railways are governed by a separate statute and have duties to provide facilities equally and follow directions.

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    The document discusses the carriage of goods by different modes of transport. It defines a contract of carriage as an agreement where a carrier transports goods or people from one place to another in exchange for payment. There are three types of carriers - common carriers who transport goods for all people indiscriminately as a business, private carriers who occasionally transport goods and can reject requests, and gratuitous carriers who transport goods without payment. Common carriers have duties to receive, carry, deliver and be responsible for goods safely, as well as rights to payment and limiting liability. Railways are governed by a separate statute and have duties to provide facilities equally and follow directions.

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    CARRIAGE OF GOODS

    Economic development dominantly depends upon trade.


    Trade is exchange of goods for money.
    Exchange takes place mostly by means of transport.
    Transport is the carriage of goods / personnel from one place to
    another.

    Carrier or transporter is their custodian of goods between seller


    and buyer.

    Carrier has duties and privileges. These are obtained thorough


    Law on carriage of goods.

    Goods can be carried by land, sea and air.


    Contract of Carriage of Goods is the Law.

    CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE
    A contract whereby a person or company agrees
    to carry goods or people from one place to
    another in return of payment. It is called a
    contract of carriage.

    CARRIER
    The party 02 person who carries goods or passenger, for
    payment is called the carrier.
    KINDS OF CARRIER

    Common Carrier
    Private Carrier
    Gratuitous Carrier

    COMMON CARRIER
    Any individual, firm or company, other than the
    government,
    engaged
    in
    the
    business
    of
    transporting for hire, goods from place to place,
    by land or inland navigation, for all persons
    indiscriminately, undertakes to carry goods for
    hire for all persons who employ him. He must do
    so as a regular business for money. A person with
    right of accepting or rejecting the offers of goods
    for carriage is not a common carrier.

    FEATURES
    COMMON CARRIER
    FOR HIRE
    REGULAR BUSINESS
    INLAND NAVIGATION
    ALL PERSONS INDISCRIMINATELY

    PRIVATE CARRIER
    A private carrier is one who does not make general offer but
    carries goods occasionally. He is not bound to carry goods
    for all indiscriminately. He can accept or reject the offer for
    carriage of goods. Common Carriers Act, 1865 does not
    apply. He is governed by the Contract Act,1872.

    GRATUITOUS CARRIER
    A carrier who undertakes to carry goods or passengers
    without reward is called a gratuitous carrier. It gratuitous
    carrier refuses to carry goods or passengers no action can
    be taken against such carrier due to lack of consideration.
    If he accepts the goods, his position is like a bailee.

    RIGHTS OF COMMON CARRIER


    Right to Get remuneration
    Right to Retain
    Right to Sue
    Right to Recover Expenses
    Right to Recover Damages
    Right to Sell
    Right to Give Concession
    Right to Refuse to Carry Goods
    Right to Limit his Liability

    DUTIES OF COMMON CARRIER


    Duty to Receive Goods
    Duty to Carry Goods
    Duty to Follow Route
    Duty to Deliver the Goods
    Duty to Carry Goods Safely
    Duty to Provide Suitable Carrier
    Duty to Deliver at Proper Place
    Duty to Deliver to Right Person
    Duty to Get Instructions

    LIABILITIES OF A COMMON CARRIER


    Common Carrier is insurer under English Common Law.
    He is liable for damages to goods, not responsible under the
    following circumstances.

    The Act of God


    Enemies of the state
    Inherent Defect
    Defective Packing
    Fraud or Fault of Consignor

    1. Under Carrier Act, 1865

    Liability
    Liability
    Liability

    in
    in
    in

    Respect of Scheduled Goods


    Respect of Non-scheduled Goods
    Case of Criminal Act

    RAILWAYS AS CARRIER
    This media of transport is owned and run by the
    Government.

    It is not classified as Common Carriers.


    The carriage of goods by railways is governed
    by a separate statute namely Railways Act,
    1890.

    DEFINITION OF RAILWAY
    Railway or any portion of Railway for public
    carriage of passengers, animals or goods.

    FORWARDING NOTE
    Every consignor of goods or animals has to
    execute a note in the form prescribed by
    the railway administration and approved by
    the Federal Government.

    RAILWAY RECEIPT
    Consignor is given a receipt thereby
    acknowledging
    the
    goods
    with
    an
    undertaking to carry them. This Receipt
    serves as a document of title to the goods.

    DUTIES OF RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

    Duty to provide Facilities


    Duty to Treat Equally
    Duty to Follow Direction

    LIABILITIES OF RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

    Liability During Transit


    Liability at Railways Risk
    Liability at Owners Risk
    Liability for Delay or Detention in Transit
    Liability for Wrong Delivery
    Liability after termination of Transit
    Liability as a Carrier of Animals
    Liability in Carriage of Passengers Luggage
    Liability in Articles of Special Value
    Liability in Case of Accident of Passenger
    Liability in Case of Accident of a Person Other than
    Passenger
    Exoneration from Responsibility in Case of Goods Falsely
    Described
    Notification of Claims

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