Railways Act, 1989
79. Weighment of consignment on request of the consignee
or endorsee.
A railway administration may, on the request made by the
consignee or endorsed, allow weighment of the consignment subject to such
conditions and on payment of such charges as may be prescribed and the
demurrage charges if any:
Provided that except in cases where a railway servant
authorized in this behalf considers it necessary so to do, no weighment shall
be allowed of goods booked at owner's risk rate or goods which are perishable
and are likely to lose weight in transit:
Provided further that no request for weighment of
consignment in wagon-load or train-load, shall be allowed if the weighment is
not feasible due to congestion in the yard or such other circumstances as may
be prescribed.