CARRIAGE LAWS &

LIABILITY (ROAD)
By
C Anand Hitesh
2016-027
Group no.1
 Introduction
• What is Carriage law?
Carriage of goods, in law, the transportation of
goods by land, sea, or air. 
• Characteristics of Carriage-
Common law carrier
Civil law carrier
Duties and liabilities of carriage
 Concurrent causes of action
• Delay and wrong delivery
• Diversion and stoppage in transit
• Dangerous goods
• Carriage by two or more carriers
MEASURES OF DAMAGES- Damages for the breach or
non-performance of a contract of carriage ordinarily are
determined by application of the general rules of the law
of contracts. Exceptional provisions applicable in case
of breach of a contract of carriage are rare; they are
mostly encountered in international conventions.
 Mixed-Carrier Transport
The expression mixed- carrier transportation refers to situations in
which goods are carried to their final destination by two or more
means of transport, such as road and sea or rail, sea, and air.
Mixed-carrier transportation in international commerce under a
through bill of lading or similar document has been dealt with in
international conventions. A through bill of lading covers carriage
of goods by two or more successive carriers or by two or more
means of transport. It is issued by the first carrier and constitutes a
single title to the goods. Under a purely maritime through bill of
lading, successive carriers are equally bound, unless the contrary
has been stipulated. Solutions differ, however, when carriage is
effected by two or more means of transport. 
 CASES

• Quantum Corporation Ltd v. Plane Trucking Ltd and

Air France [2001] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 133
• Nath Bros. Exim International Ltd. Vs. Best Roadways
Ltd. (2001)1LW756
• Hindustan Corporation (Hyderbad) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. M/S.
United India Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd.,
Hyderabad and Others. AIR1997AP347
• R.R.N. Ramalinga Nadar Vs. V. Narayana Reddiar
AIR1971Ker197