Section 17
General responsibility of common carrier.
The Carriage by Road Act, 2007
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of common carriers, limiting their liability and declaration of value of goods delivered to them to determine their liability for loss of, or damage to, such goods occasioned by the negligence or criminal acts of themselves, their servants or agents and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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.
(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.