The Railways Act, 1989
The Railways Act, 1989, was enacted to consolidate and amend the laws related to railways in India. It provides a comprehensive framework for the management, operation, and regulation of the Indian Railways, covering various aspects such as administration, carriage of passengers and goods, accidents, and penalties.
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Section 99: Responsibility of a railway administration after termination of transit
(1) A railway administration shall be responsible as a bailee under sections 151, 152 and 161 of the Indian Contract…
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Section 98: Goods in defective condition or defectively packed
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, when any goods entrusted to a railway administration for…
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Section 97: Goods carried at owner’s risk rate
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 93, a railway administration shall not be responsible for any loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or…
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Section 96: Traffic passing over railways in India and railways in foreign countries
Where in the course of carriage of any consignment from a place in India to a place outside India or…
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Section 95: Delay or detention in transit
A railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage or deterioration of any consignment proved by the…
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Section 94: Goods to be loaded or delivered at a siding not belonging to a railway administration
(1) Where goods are required to be loaded at a siding not belonging to a railway administration for carriage by…
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Section 93: General responsibility of a railway administration as carrier of goods
Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a railway administration shall be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage or deterioration…
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Section 92: Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. (2) In particular,…
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Section 91: Price to be paid to person entitled after deducting dues
(1) Out of the proceeds of any sale of goods under sub-section (1) of section 90 or the price payable…
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Section 90: Disposal of unremoved goods at notified stations
(1) If any goods entrusted for carriage to any notified station by a train intended solely for the carriage of…
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