Law of Carriage (Air, Land and Sea)

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Description
This very standard and popular workiow of Carriage by the learned author Dr. Avtar Singh has now been enlarged considerably incorporating relevant statutory materials and recent cases.
The new edition presents an orderly and systematic commentary on the subject of growing importance in a simple language and lucid style, the laws relating to transport by road, rail, air and sea (as also the relationship between a carrier and its passengers).
The importance of transport and carriage of passengers is being increasingly recognised as a part of infrastructure industry and as a result a lot of changes are taking place in this field. The book discusses disputes largely relating to loss of or damage to life or property e.g. by explosion, delay in carriage of passengers, modes of compensation, conflict of laws relating to jurisdiction of adjudicating machinery e.g. whether Lok Adalats or Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies and applicable laws of limitation of actions or whether a pleasure trip by an air balloon is equivalent to a journey by air, etc.
The author has discussed how existing laws have to be developed or expanded by judicial interpretation or supplemented by new enactments to address the disputes arising thus. Further, in the current edition the author has provided the complete text of the Carriers Act, 1865 and also elaborately dealt with consumer cases on services of carriers. In addition to the Indian and English authorities, the author has also taken proper note of the American, European, Malaysian, New Zealand and Australian authorities as well.
An indispensable work for practitioners, lawyers, students of law, transport agencies, courier companies,
etc. and a prized collection for any library,
Reviews
• The author examines the legislation regulating transport by road, rail, air and sea in
   separate chapters. In the last chapter duty of the carrier in relation to carriage of
   passengers is examined. A comprehensive subject index and table of cases are also included.-
   Cochin University Law Review
•  Books of this kind are conspicuous by their absence. In sum, this text is exquisite in ideas,
   excellent in evaluation and worthy to be included in any law library.- Kerala Law Times
• Each section is discussed in the light of the leading English and Indian cases elucidating
   the present position of Law.- The Academy Law Review
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Contents
1.    The Carriers Act, 1865
2.    Carriage by Air
3.    Carriage by Rail
4.    Carriage by Sea
5.    Consumer Cases on Transport Services
6.    Carriage of Passengers
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Avtar Singh, Advocate, B.Com., LL.M., LL.D., (Luck.),Vidya Bhushan (Hindi Sansthan, U.P.), Ex – Visiting Professor of Business Laws, IIM, LKO, Ex – Reader in Law, Lucknow University
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