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Section 17 – The Carriage by Road Act,2007

The Carriage by Road Act,2007

Section 17. General responsibility of common carrier

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a common carrier shall be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage or deterioration in transit or non-delivery of any consignment entrusted to him for carriage, arising from any cause except the following, namely:-

(a) act of God;

(b) act of war or public enemy;

(c) riots and civil commotion;

(d) arrest, restraint or seizure under legal process;

(e) order or restriction or prohibition imposed by the Central Government or a State Government or by an officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government or a State Government authorised by it in this behalf:

Provided that the common carrier shall not be relieved of its responsibility for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of the consignment if the common carrier could have avoided such loss, destruction, damage or deterioration or non-delivery had the common carrier exercised due deligence and care in the carriage of the consignment.

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