(1) The Board shall be responsible for the total or partial loss,/damage or delay in delivery of the goods mentioned in the Railway Receipt.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Board shall not be liable if the goods are lost, damaged or delayed in delivery due to:-
(a) Goods of a packing nature not packed or not properly packed,
(b) Goods not loaded by the sender or unloaded by the consignee as per the registration,
(c) sending goods with false or incomplete declarations,
(d) Conveyance of goods by open wagon at the request of the consignor or consignee,
(Dang) Damaged in whole or in part by the defect of the goods or by the nature of any goods (eg broken, damaged, rotten, dried up or wasted),
(f) Circumstances out of control have arisen and the Board has not been able to protect them from such situations, or (g) Animals have been transported without the permission of the Board.
(3) The Board shall bear the burden of proving that the goods have been lost, damaged or delayed in delivery for any reason mentioned in sub-section (2).