law: Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 
  14. Limits of liability when the nature and
  
  value of the consignment have not been declared and stage of transport where
  
  loss or damage occurred is not known 
  (1) Where a multimodal transport operator
  
  becomes liable for any loss of , or damage to, any consignment, the nature and
  
  value where of have not been declared by the consignor before such consignment
  
  has been taken in charge by the multimodal transport operator and the stage of
  
  transport at which such loss or damage occurred is not known, then the
  
  liability of the multimodal transport operator to pay compensation shall not
  
  exceed two Special Drawing Rights per kilogram of the gross weight of the
  
  consignment lost or damage or 666.67 Special Drawing Rights per package or unit
  
  lost or damaged, whichever is higher.
  Explanation. - For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, where a container, pallet or similar article of transport is
  
  loaded with more than one package or unit, the package or units enumerated in
  
  the multimodal transport document, as packed in such container, pallet or
  
  similar article of transport shall be deemed as packages or units.
  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
  
  sub-section (1), if the multimodal transportation does not, according to the
  
  multimodal transport contract , include carriage of goods by sea or by inland
  
  waterways, the liability of the multimodal transport operator shall be limited
  
  to an amount not exceeding 8.33 Special Drawing Rights per kilogram of the
  
  gross weight of the goods lost or damaged.