Notice to the General Manager, Railway claiming Compensation for Non-delivery, Short Delivery/Deterioration, etc.

Notice to the General Manager, Railway claiming
Compensation for Non-delivery, Short Delivery/Deterioration, etc.

Another Form

Regd. with A/D

Dated ……………………

To

The General Manager …………

Railway, …………

Dear Sir

Subject: Notice under s. 106 of the Indian Railways Act 1989

Under instruction from my client Sri ……………… of ………… I hereby give you this notice claiming a sum of Rs. ……… as compensation for the loss of goods suffered by my above client for reasons of non-delivery/shortage (in case of short delivery)/destruction/deterioration (as the case is) as stated below:

The consignment of goods consisting of ……………… bags/packets/tins, etc. of ……… each bag etc. weighing …………… kg. of ………… was/were booked by my client from ……… on ……… Rly. under R.R. No. ………… dated ……… for carriage forward to ……… a station on ……… Rly., the consignor/sender being ………………… and the consignee being ………… (or self) which was endorsed to my said client for valuable consideration.

At the time of taking delivery of the consignment on ……… at ……… (state here the condition in which the consignment is received) my client discovered a shortage and/or loss of ………… goods in the said consignment (or the entirety or portion thereof completely damaged) for which a certificate to that effect was issued by the ………… Rly. station on ……… etc.

(Or, the said consignment having been lost or misdirected elsewhere in course of transit and so not reached the destination as yet, the Railway Administration failed to deliver the same to my aforesaid client in spite of repeated demands).

These being the circumstances, I am instructed by my client to demand of the Railways to pay to me or to my said client, within ………… days from the date of receipt of his notice, a sum of Rs. ………… as loss and damages suffered by reason of loss, deterioration or wrongful conversion of goods as aforesaid.

Schedule of claim

1.   Loss for shortage of ……………………

at Rs. …………… per qtt.

as per Bijuk/market rate …………….            Rs. ……………………..

2.   For proportionate Rly. freight

(in case of partial delivery) paid …….            Rs. ……………………..

3.   Other costs (packing cost, etc.) ………         Rs. ……………………..

4.   Costs of notices etc. ……………………..       Rs. ……………………..

Total   Rs. ……………………..

Yours faithfully

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