TRANSPORT / FREIGHT CONTRACT
This Contract is made at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026.
BETWEEN
Gill Rice Mills Private Limited, of G.T. Road, Khanna 141401, GSTIN 03AKJPI4432R1Z9, acting through Baljit Gill, Director (the "Consignor");
AND
Malwa Roadlines, of Transport Nagar, Ludhiana 141003, PAN AKJPI4432R, GSTIN 03AKJPI4432R1Z9, acting through Harjinder Singh, Proprietor (the "Transporter").
- 1. THE CARRIAGE
1.1 From 1 April 2026 the Transporter shall carry by road for the Consignor the following goods (the "Goods"): Packed basmati rice in 25 kg and 50 kg polypropylene bags, loaded on pallets.
1.2 The routes covered are: Khanna to Delhi (Narela); Khanna to Mundra Port, Gujarat.
1.3 The Consignor will ask for a truck for each load by phone, email or message, stating the route, the Goods, the weight and the loading time. The Transporter shall supply a roadworthy, covered or suitable truck of the capacity asked for, with a valid registration, fitness, insurance, permit and a licensed driver, at the place and time stated. The Transporter may decline a single request if it cannot supply a truck, but shall say so at once.
1.4 The Transporter shall issue a consignment note (lorry receipt) for every load, signed by the driver or its agent, showing the Goods, the number of packages, the weight, the declared value, the truck number, the places of dispatch and delivery, and the consignee. The Consignor shall give the Transporter true particulars of the Goods and shall declare their value in writing for each load.
1.5 The Consignor shall give each truck the invoice, e-way bill and other papers the tax and transport laws require for the movement. The Transporter shall make sure they travel with the truck, shall not carry Goods without them, and shall carry no unlawful, hazardous or prohibited goods in the same truck.
1.6 Loading and unloading: The Consignor loads at the place of dispatch and the consignee unloads at the destination, with the Transporter's driver supervising the stowage.
- 2. FREIGHT AND PAYMENT
2.1 The freight is: Khanna to Delhi: Rs 14,500 per trip of up to 20 tonnes. Khanna to Mundra: Rs 78,000 per trip of up to 24 tonnes. Rates before GST, where it applies.
2.2 The Consignor pays the freight within the number of days stated below of the Transporter's invoice, with the signed proof of delivery. Where part is paid in advance, it is 30 per cent of the freight, and the balance is paid within 15 days of delivery and the Transporter's invoice, with the signed proof of delivery.
2.3 GST on the freight is dealt with as the law requires, whether charged by the Transporter or paid by the Consignor under reverse charge, and the Parties shall each give the other the details and papers needed. Where the law requires tax to be deducted at source from the freight, the Consignor shall deduct it and give the certificate for it.