Railways Act, 1989 · Chapter IX: Carriage of Goods
Section 74: Passing of property in the goods covered by railway receipt
The property in the consignment covered by a railway receipt shall pass to the consignee or the endorsee, as the case may be, on the delivery of such railway receipt to him and he shall have all the rights and liabilities of the consignor.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 74
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Union of India v. M/s Kamakhya Transport Pvt. Ltd. Etc. Etc.
Whether the Courts below had rightly held that the Railway authorities could not have raised the demand notice after the delivery of goods.