Section 25 of the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 – Jurisdiction for instituting action

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Section 25: Jurisdiction for instituting action

Any party to the multimodal transport contract may institute an action in a court which is competent and within the jurisdiction of which is situated one of the following places, namely:–

  • (a) the principal place of business, or, in the absence thereof, the habitual residence, of the defendant; or
  • (b) the place where the multimodal transport contract was made, provided that the defendant has a place of business, branch or agency at such place; or
  • (c) the place of taking charge of the goods for multimodal transportation or the place of delivery thereof; or
  • (d) any other place specified in the multimodal transport contract and evidenced in the multimodal transport document.

Source: official text of The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993.

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