Indian Post Office Act, 1898
34. Transmission by post of value-payable postal articles
The Central Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that, subject to the other
provisions of this Act and to the payment of fees at such rates as may be fixed
by the notification, a sum of money specified in writing at the time of posting
by the sender of a postal article shall be recoverable on the delivery thereof
from the addressee, and that the sum, so recovered, shall be paid to the
sender.
Provided that 34[the
Central Government shall not] incur any liability in respect of the sum
specified for recovery, unless and until that sum has been received from the
addressee.
Explanation.- Postal articles sent
in accordance with the provisions of this section may be described as
"value-payable" postal articles.