The Appeal is accepted in terms of the Reportable signed order which is placed on the file and the matter is remanded to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi to decide the companyplaint afresh in accordance with law by applying Section 24 A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
The National Commission, by its impugned order, has dismissed the companyplaint filed by the appellant as barred by limitation, applying Article III Clause 6 of the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 in which limitation of one year has been provided for filing a companyplaint.
Chawla Indu Satija Court Master Court Master REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.
Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
No order as to companyts.
4290 OF 2003 I.C.M. Exports Limited Appellant versus South Indian Corpn.
Parveen Kr.
Respondents ORDER This Appeal has been filed against the impugned order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi for short National Commission dated 06th February, 2003 passed in Original Petition No.
Agencies Ltd. Anr.
It had booked certain goods through respondent No.1 for carriage through respondent No.2 to New York, U.S.A. According to the appellant, the goods were expected to reach in the second week or early third week of February, 1995.
