UNION OF INDIAversusM/S INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.
Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL No. 1891/2024
Decision Date: 21-03-2024
Disposal: Dismissed
Neutral Citation: 2024INSC243

J.B. PARDIWALA*, SANDEEP MEHTA Issue for Consideration It is the case of the respondent company herein that at the time of booking the consignments, from Baad to Hisar via Palwal, the notified chargeable distance for calculating freight as per the Local Distance Table was 444 km, and accordingly the respondent company time to time. However, subsequently, the appellant railways vide its letter dated 05.07.2005 changed the chargeable distance to 334 km in the revised Local Distance Table and the said revised table was to apply prospectively. The respondent’s case is that the very chargeable distance of 

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