Railways Act, 1989
65. Railway receipt.
(1) A railway administration shall,-
(a) in a case where the goods are to he loaded
by a person entrusting such goods, on the completion of such loading; or
(b) in any other case, on the acceptance of
the goods by it, issue a railway receipt in such form as may be specified by
the Central Government.
(2) A railway receipt shall be, Prima facie evidence of the
weight and the number of packages stated therein:
Provided that in the case of a consignment in wagon-load
or train-load and the weight or the number of packages is not checked by a
railway servant authorized in this behalf, and a statement to that effect is
recorded in such railway receipt by him, the burden of proving the weight or,
as the case may be, the number of packages stated therein, shall lie on the
consignor, the consignee or the endorsee.