Railways Act, 1989
108. Person entitled to claim compensation.
(1) If a railway administration pays compensation for the loss,
destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of goods entrusted to it for
carriage, to the consignee or the endorsee producing the railway receipt the
railway administration shall be deemed to have discharged its liability and no
application before the Claims Tribunal or any other legal proceeding shall lie
against the railway administration on the ground that the consignee or the
endorsee was not legally entitled to receive such compensation.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the right of any
person having any interest in the goods to enforce the same against the
consignee or the endorsee receiving compensation under that sub-section.