Railways Act, 1989
73. Punitive charge for overloading a wagon.
Where a person loads goods in a wagon beyond its permissible
carrying capacity as exhibited under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), or
notified under sub-section (4), of section 72, a railway administration may, in
addition to the freight and other charges, recover from the consignor, the
consignee or the endorsee, as the case may be, charges by way of penalty at
such rates. as may be prescribed, before the delivery of the goods:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the railway
administration to unload the goods loaded beyond the capacity of the wagon, if
detected at the forwarding station or at any place before the destination
station and to recover the cost of such unloading and any charge for the
detention of any wagon on this account