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Section 108: Person entitled to claim compensation.

The Railways Act, 1989Central Act · Act 24 of 1989

(1) If a railway administration pays compensation for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of goods entrusted to it for carriage, to the consignee or the endorsee producing the railway receipt, the railway administration shall be deemed to have discharged its liability and no application before the Claims Tribunal or any other legal proceeding shall lie against the railway administration on the ground that the consignee or the endorsee was not legally entitled to receive such compensation.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the right of any person having any interest in the goods to enforce the same against the consignee or the endorsee receiving compensation under that sub-section.

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ActThe Railways Act, 1989
Section108
Marginal notePerson entitled to claim compensation.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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