M/S Carobrandum v. M/S Mg International
Case brief
What is this about?
In this second appeal, the Madras High Court held that the Multi Model Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 applied due to multimodal shipment (sea-road-sea). The court ruled the suit barred by the nine-month limitation period and unsustainable for suing an agent of a disclosed principal instead of the principal.
What did the court decide?
Second appeal dismissed; no error found in lower courts' judgment barring suit under limitation and agency principles.