Delivery in absence of RR (Delivery on the basis of Indemnity Note )
Section 77 of Railway Act:-According to this Section, if Railway Receipt is
forthcoming, Delivery of goods may be granted on execution of on indemnity note.
Or if a consignment is claimed by two or more persons, then delivery will be
withheld and may be granted to person who executes an Indemnity Note.
Indemnity note is a legal document on which stamp duty is levied. Stamp duty
differs from state to state. Indemnity note can be obtained from goods sheds or
Station Master’s office. Station Master can grant delivery of goods costing up to
Rs. 1 lakh on the basis of indemnity note. If cost of goods exceeds this limit,
delivery will be granted by DCM’s permission.
Following information is written on an Indemnity Note:-
1. Booking particulars
2. Description of goods
3. Cost of goods
4. Name and signature of consignee
5. Signature of one surety
6. Signature of two witnesses and their complete details
7. Signature of Station Master, date and Station Seal.
Types of Indemnity Note :-
1. Stamped indemnity note
2. Unstamped indemnity note
3. General indemnity note
1. Stamped Indemnity Note: - Indemnity Note executed on a stamp paper is
known as Stamped Indemnity Note.
If goods have been booked on consignee’s name and consignee is unable
to produce Railway Receipt, then delivery will be granted on execution of an
Indemnity Note by consignee at destination station. If goods are booked to self
and consignee is unable to produce Railway Receipt, then delivery will be
granted on execution of 2 indemnity note. Out of which one should be executed
by consignor with signature and stamp of Station Master of Forwarding Station
and date. Also it should be endorse on the name of consignee. On the basis
of it consignee will execute another indemnity note and delivery will be granted
on production of both indemnity notes.
2. Unstamped Indemnity Note :-This is a printed form and is free from stamp
duty. It can be obtained free of cost from goods shed or Station Master’s
office.
This indemnity note is accepted in following circumstances :-
a. Goods booked to Government officials in their official capacity.
b. Goods booked to registered co-operative societies.
c. At the time of delivery of law value goods (This facility is given to certain
businessmen with object of vacating space in goods sheds)
3. General Indemnity Note: -If goods of a particulars businessman are received
regularly at a station and he is unable to produce railway receipt on a
regular basic, such businessman have been given the facility of General
Indemnity Note. After the businessman has executed the Indemnity Note, it
will be sent to Sr. DCM office for approval. Post approval, it will be sent
back to the station, which will be recorded in the specific register and kept
as record. Validity of General Indemnity is 3 years.
On taking delivery on the basis of general indemnity note, railway
receipt or stamped indemnity note should be produced within 10 days from
the date of delivery otherwise the facility of general indemnity note will be
terminated.
Note: - Delivery of goods booked to “Self” will not be granted on the basis of
general indemnity note.
Rebookingof Goods: - Without effecting delivery of parcel consignment at
destination station, if the consignment is booked to a new destination station or
to their original forwarding station, it is known as Rebooking.
Following rules are applicable for Rebooking:
1. Party should give a written application.
2. Forwarding note and original Railway receipt should be enclosed with the
application
3. If party is unable to produce railway receipt indemnity note should be
executed.
4. Adequate number of postal stamps should be enclosed.
5. Rebooking will not done in following cases :
a. Perishable goods
b. Goods on which percentage charges have been paid
c. Partial consignments.
d. For rebooking of wagon load or trainload consignments. Permission of
DCM will be taken.
6. While rebooking of goods on which payment of freight is compulsory, freight
will be collected at the time of booking.
7. Damaged and broken consignments will not be rebooked normally, but after
taking the remark on the Forwarding Note from the party .Rebooking can be
done.
8. Prepayment of freight is compulsory.
9. At the time of rebooking, old marks will be obliterated and new making will
be done.
10. Consignment will be reweighed.
11. All charges to be collected at new destination station will be shown in the
new railway receipt as Paid on To Pay charges.
12. Following remark will be passed on new railway receipt –
“Goods were originally booked from------- station to ----- station under
invoice No.------ and railway receipt No.----- This consignment has been
rebooked and all charges should be collected prior to deliver.”
Diversion: - Changing the route of a wagon/trainload consignment route to a
new destination station is known as diversion. There is no guarantee of desired
of Diversion.
Following rules are applicable to diversion.
1. Only wagon load or trainload consignment can be diverted.
2. For diversion the party should give a written application at the forwarding
station.
3. Diversion fee at the rate of Rs. 300 per four wheeler wagon and Rs. 750
per eight wheeler wagon will be collected.
4. Railway receipt will be presented along with forwarding note. Railway
employee will examine the railway receipt to verify genuineness of the
applicant and railway receipt will be returned.
5. Following aspects will be examined at time of diversion.
a. New destination is open for that goods or not
b. Whether there are any restrictions on that route
c. Train has not crossed the junction station from where goods are to be
diverted.
6. Orders of Diversion will be given by Divisional Railway Manager.
7. Diversion message will be issued to concerned junction station, new
destination and accounts office.
8. On receipt of message at concerned junction station, station manager will
after the name of destination station on seal cards and pocket labels and
then wagons will be dispatched for new Destination station.
9. After diversion a message will be issued by station manager of junction
station to forwarding station, Original and new destination and officer ordering
diversion.
10. At forwarding station original railway receipt will be collected and a new
railway receipt will be issued in super session of the original railway receipt.
This will be known as “Super Sessional Railway Receipt”.
11. It party fails to submit original railway receipt at forwarding station. New
Railway receipt will be issued with following remark on it.-‘Consignment
should be delivered after collection of Original railway receipt No ----’
12. Outstanding amount at original destination station will be cleared through
certified over charge sheet.
Note: - Delivery short of booked destination will be treated as diversion.
Lost Articles:
If articles of any passenger are left behind in train or at station, or any
unclaimed property should be handed over to the Station master. Station master
will open the package in presence of GRP and will prepare duplicate list of
items found in the package. One copy will be kept in the package and other will
be kept as record with Station master. Such packages will be retained for 7
days at train terminating station and 48 hours at other stations. If claimed by
any person being owner within stipulated time, will be delivered free of charge
after verification.
If not claimed by any person being owner within stipulated time, these
commodities will be sent to Lost Property Office under Free service way bill. If
delivery is claimed by owner at Lost Property Office, then will be delivered after
collecting Rs 10/- per package per month or part there off else unclaimed goods
will be auctioned. However following commodities will not be auctioned –
1. Dangerous Goods
2. Inflammable Goods
3. Explosive Goods
4. Intoxicating Goods
5. Contraband Goods.
Write in Detail.
1. Parcel way bill
2. Articles Not accepted as parcels
3. Booking of Corpses
4. Memo Delivery.
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