Section 25
Jurisdiction for instituting action.
The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of the multimodal transportation of goods, from any place in India to a place outside India, on the basis of a multimodal transport contract and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Any party to the multimodal transport contract may
institute an action in a court which is competent and within the jurisdiction of which is situated one of the
following places, namely:--
(a) the principal place of business, or, in the absence thereof, the habitual residence, of the defendant; or
(b) the place where the multimodal transport contract was made, provided that the defendant has a place of business, branch or agency at such place; or
(c) the place of taking charge of the goods for multimodal transportation or the place of delivery thereof; or
(d) any other place specified in the multimodal transport contract and evidenced in the multimodal transport document.
(a) the principal place of business, or, in the absence thereof, the habitual residence, of the defendant; or
(b) the place where the multimodal transport contract was made, provided that the defendant has a place of business, branch or agency at such place; or
(c) the place of taking charge of the goods for multimodal transportation or the place of delivery thereof; or
(d) any other place specified in the multimodal transport contract and evidenced in the multimodal transport document.