Category: Transportation

In Reg. v. Govinda the accused who was a boy of 18 years was married to a girl of 15. The boy appeared to have been habitually ill- treating the girl. On the fateful day the accused knocked his wife down, put one knee on her chest, and struck her two or three violent blows on the face with closed fist, producing extravasations of blood on the brain, and she had died in consequence either on the spot, or very shortly afterwards.The accused was held guilty of the offence of murder by the Sessions Judge. The case came up before a Bench of two Judges of the Bombay High Court for confirmation of the death sentence.As there was a difference of opinion between the Judges constituting the Bench as to…

Always reserve the shipping space, ensure proper Shipping/Port Documents, give required declaration thereon, fill in the correct classifications, etc. Dispatch the documents to the agent in time, to keep to the delivery schedule.The process of shipment involves various stages right from the reservation of shipping space to transportation of goods from the exporter’s place to the Port of shipment, preparation of shipping documents and actual shipment. Clearing and Forwarding Agent: For smooth and timely shipment of cargo, the exporter should appoint a suitable Clearing & Forwarding Agent. Nevertheless, he should prepare the shipping documents himself as there are many intricacies and technicalities which he alone would know properly. ADVERTISEMENTS: He should not depend too much on the C&F Agent, who should be entrusted with getting the documents processed and shipment…

Important documents required for processing cargo claims are:1. Policy certificate of insurance in original2. Invoice ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Packing slip4. Carriers Receipt5. Certificate of Loss/Damage from Carriers/Port Trust6. Survey Report ADVERTISEMENTS: 7. Claim Form with Bill8. Copy of claim on carriers with their reply, if anyThe above are requirements in general and they may vary from case to case. Image Source: freightbridge.co.uk Do’s and Don’ts: i. Arrange earliest clearance of goods from carriers. ADVERTISEMENTS: ii. Clear the goods only after carefully examining the packages.iii. Claim on carriers for missing packages, if any.iv. Do not give clean receipt to carrier of goods if they are in a doubtful condition.v. Clear the imported goods externally damaged, only after joint survey by Steamer Agents/Air Carriers/Customs Authorities and Insurers is done within the statutory time.…

Lymph: Lymph is a circulatory fluid which also helps in transportation. This is I also called tissue fluid. It is formed when some amount of plasma, proteins, inorganic salts I and white blood cells pass through the pores present in the walls of capillaries into intercellular I spaces in the tissues.The lymph is similar to plasma except that tissue fluid is colourless and contains very less proteins.From intercellular spaces, lymph goes into lymphatic capillaries. Lymphatic capillaries I join to form large lymph vessels which finally open into larger veins. Lymph flows only in one direction that is from tissues to heart through veins. Image Source: gotyourback.com Functions of lymph: ADVERTISEMENTS: (i) Lymph carries digested and absorbed fats from small intestine to different tissues! of the body.(ii) It drains excess fluid…