42. Delivery of insured articles. – An article insured for any sum not exceeding Rs. 500
will be delivered in the ordinary manner. An article insured for more than Rs. 500 will be
delivered only at the Post Office window, intimation of arrival being sent by the post office to the
addressee. The addressee of an insured article or his agent, authorized in writing, must sign in ink
both the receipt and acknowledgement relating thereto unless the outward appearance of the cover
gives rise to suspicion of tampering. In such cases he should arrange to open the article at the post
office, in the presence of the postmaster, and to have its contents entered in an inventory which
will be prepared in duplicate and must be signed by the addressee. One copy of the signed
inventory will be forwarded by the post office to the sender with unsigned acknowledgement
attached to it. In case, the addressee or his agent is not known to the staff of the post office from
which the insured article is to be delivered, the identification of the addressee or his age nt by a
person known to the post office staff or production of evidence which will establish his identity to
the satisfaction of the Postmaster will be necessary if so required by the delivering post office
official.
NOTE 1 : When an insured article issued for delivery is not accepted by the addressee it will not be sent out a
second time; an intimation of its arrival will be made over to him and the article will be delivered at the
post office on presentation of the intimation with the receipt and acknowledgement duly signed. If the
addressee of an insured article after an intimation of its arrival has been delivered, omits to take
delivery of the article within the time specified in the intimation it will be returned to the sender as
refused.
NOTE 2 : When the receipt and acknowledgement duly signed together with the intimation are presented by the
addressee or his agent to the Post Office, he must place his signature on the intimation in the presence
of the delivery assistant of the post office and surrender the intimation to the post office if delivery is
taken.
43. Delivery of V.P. articles. – (1) If the amount to be recovered on a value payable article
exceeds Rs. 100 an intimation of its arrival will be sent by the office of destination to the
addressee. Such article will be delivered at the post office on payment of the amount entered in
the form or receipt on the reverse of the intimation in cash and on presentation at the post office of
the intimation with the receipt on the reverse duly signed.
(2) If the amount to be recovered on a value-payable article does not exceed Rs. 100, the
article will be delivered to the addressee or his agent authorized in writing by the postman at the
addressee’s residence on payment of the amount recoverable and on the addressee or his agent
authorized in writing signing the receipt on the reverse of the intimation presented with the article.
(3) If the amount to be recovered on a value-payable article exceeds Rs.25 and the delivery
is to be made through a village postman or an extra-departmental delivery agent then the article is
delivered at the post office only in the manner prescribed in sub-clause (1).
(4) If the amount to be recovered on a value-payable article be not below Rs. 20 and the
article is taken delivery of at the counter of the post office, the amount may be paid either in cash
or by cheque under the conditions indicated in clause 94(a).
