Supreme Court of India

Contship Container Lines Ltd. v. D.K. Lall and Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 3 S.C.R. 460

Bench Markandey Katju J.

Decided 16 March 2010

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What the Court ordered

In the result we dismiss C.A. No.8276 of 2003 but partly allow C.A. Nos.3245 of 2005 and 6232 of 2004 to the extent that the amount of compensation payable to the shipper shall stand reduced to the rupee equivalent of 666.67 Special Drawing Rights only.

Judgment, page 25

Authorities it was built on

1960 B. K. Wadeyar v. M/s. Daulatram Rameshwarlal cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2025 Sohom Shipping Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2023 Hind Offshore Pvt. Ltd. v. Iffco – Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. referred to
2013 Shri Lal Mahal Ltd. v. Progetio Grano Spa referred to

Of those, 3 referred to

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