LawgistThe Carriage by Road Act
16Notice for institution of a suit
No suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted against a common carrier for any loss of, or damage to, the consignment, unless notice in writing of the loss or damage to the consignment has been served on the common carrier before the institution of the suit or other legal proceeding and within one hundred and eighty days from the date of booking of the consignment by the consignor.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Persons not to engage in business of common carrier without registration
- 4 Application for grant or renewal of registration
- 5 Suspension or cancellation of registration
- 6 Appeal
- 7 Submission of annual return
- 8 Goods forwarding note
- 9 Goods receipt
- 10 Liability of common carrier
- 11 Rates of charge to be fixed by common carrier for carriage of consignment at a higher risk rate
- 12 Conditions limiting exonerating the liability of the common carrier
- 13 Provision for carriage of goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life
- 14 Power of Central Government to prohibit carriage of certain class of goods
- 15 Right of common carrier in case of consignee’s default
- 16 Notice for institution of a suit
- 17 General responsibility of common carrier
- 18 Punishment for contravention in relation to non-registration, carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature, or prohibited goods
- 19 Composition of offences
- 20 Power to make rules
- 21 Power to remove difficulties
- 22 Repeal and saving
