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August 2009

Liability for delayed delivery by post office : Post Office Act 1898 S. 6.

By Dr. K. Shivaram, Ajay R. Singh, Advocates
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  1. Liability for delayed delivery by post office : Post Office
    Act 1898 S. 6.

 

[Branch Post Master, Village & Post Jaipur PS Bhagwanpur
& Ors., v. Chandra Shekhar Pandey, AIR 2009 (NOC) 1670 (NCC)]

The Post Office was held liable to pay compensation of
Rs.25,000 for delay in delivery of the letter. The plea taken that addressee
was not found available on given address was not accepted as there was no
endorsement on day-to-day basis on the envelope about non-availability of the
addressee. It was held to be a clear case of negligence.

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