Does Indian Railways provide compensation for natural deaths on trains? Here's what the rules say
1 day, 4 hours ago

Does Indian Railways provide compensation for natural deaths on trains? Here's what the rules say

India TV News  

Image Source : PTI 1/9 Millions of passengers travel daily across India using Indian Railways, with thousands of trains running to cater to the needs of travelers. Image Source : PTI 4/9 When a death happens due to an accident on a train, Indian Railways typically offers compensation to the victim’s family. Image Source : PTI 6/9 According to Indian Railways’ guidelines, if a passenger’s death occurs due to an incident where the railway is found responsible, compensation is provided. Image Source : PTI 8/9 Additionally, if a passenger’s death occurs because of their own mistake, such as falling while trying to board the train in haste, no compensation is given in such situations either.

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Strict Liability On Railways To Compensate Kin Of Deceased Who Fell From Train After Mistakenly Travelling Beyond Destination: Karnataka HC
1 month ago

Strict Liability On Railways To Compensate Kin Of Deceased Who Fell From Train After Mistakenly Travelling Beyond Destination: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

He said, " The deceased might have fallen while trying to get down and in that process he could have received injuries, which the fact is in line with the statement of witnesses and also the post mortem report. The fact that the deceased was travelling in the train is not in dispute, but only mistakenly he traveled beyond destiny …

Calcutta High Court Directs Payment Of Over ₹8 Lakhs To Kin Of Man Who Died After Falling From Moving Train 23 Yrs Ago
1 month, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Payment Of Over ₹8 Lakhs To Kin Of Man Who Died After Falling From Moving Train 23 Yrs Ago

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has overturned the order of the railway tribunal and directed the payment of Rs 8 lakhs along with interest, to the kin of a man who died after falling from a moving train in 2001.Justice Shampa Paul held: The original ticket produced and the number of the ticket being the same as the number given in …

313 passengers, four employees died in 40 train accidents in 2023-24, says RTI reply
4 months ago

313 passengers, four employees died in 40 train accidents in 2023-24, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

A total of 313 passengers and four Railway employees died in 40 train accidents in the 2023-24 financial year, the Ministry of Railways said in response to information sought under the Right to Information Act. The number of casualties and injuries was the highest during the year and is almost half the number of deaths reported during the past 10 …

CJI-led Supreme Court Bench Directs Railways to Pay Rs 8 Lakh for Fatal Fall of Passenger in 2003
5 months ago

CJI-led Supreme Court Bench Directs Railways to Pay Rs 8 Lakh for Fatal Fall of Passenger in 2003

News 18  

The Supreme Court has directed the Indian Railways to pay Rs 8 lakh as per rules to a woman whose brother suffered a fatal fall from a moving train, Kanchanjugha Express, in 2003. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra allowed an appeal filed by Doli Rani Saha with regard to …

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10
6 months, 4 weeks ago

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from a …

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation If Bonafide Passenger Suffers Injury Or Death While Alighting Wrongly Boarded Train: Karnataka High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation If Bonafide Passenger Suffers Injury Or Death While Alighting Wrongly Boarded Train: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that if a bonafide passenger dies while alighting from a moving train which he/she wrongly boarded, the Railway is liable to pay compensation to the claimants. The railways opposed the claim petition contending that the death of the deceased was not due to any accidental fall amounting to an untoward incident within the meaning …

3 railway staffers run over by local train near Mumbai during signalling work
11 months, 3 weeks ago

3 railway staffers run over by local train near Mumbai during signalling work

Hindustan Times  

Three railway staffers working on tracks were killed after a local train ran over them near Vasai in Palghar district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place at 8.55pm on Monday between Vasai Road and Naigaon stations when the local was going towards Churchgate, an official of the government railway police said. The incident took place on January 22, …

4 dead in Bihar train accident, their families to get Rs 10 lakh compensation
1 year, 3 months ago

4 dead in Bihar train accident, their families to get Rs 10 lakh compensation

India Today  

The Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express train derailment in Bihar's Buxar claimed the lives of at least four passengers late on Wednesday evening. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also announced Rs 4 lakh compensation to the families of those dead in the train accident. Bihar Patna Junction railway station - 9771449971 Danapur Railway Station - 8905697493 Ara Junction - 8306182542 Commercial …

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'
1 year, 7 months ago

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'

India Today  

A man from West Bengal, who arrived in Odisha to collect the remains of his son who died in the triple-train crash in Odisha claimed that his son's body had been misplaced. He said the authorities sent his son's body to Bihar after another person claimed it. "He told my wife, 'Mummy, I will reach Howrah in some time', but …

Odisha train mishap: Special arrangements at helpline 139 for deceased's kin
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train mishap: Special arrangements at helpline 139 for deceased's kin

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways on Sunday said it has made special arrangements at helpline number 139 to help the kin of deceased persons and stranded passengers due to the train accident in Odisha. A team of senior railway officials is manning the 139 helpline 24x7 and will provide all the relevant details to the callers after coordinating with the zonal railways …

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared

News 18  

Train Accident in Odisha News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday afternoon reached Odisha’s Balasore where over 294 people died and over 800 suffered injuries in a train accident. Derailment of Coromandel Express train caused one of India’s deadly railway accidents, government sources said, adding that prima facie no case of sabotage has been found. The Balasore train accident has …

Amid Declining Accident Rates, Odisha Train Tragedy Throws Light on Rail Safety Concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

Amid Declining Accident Rates, Odisha Train Tragedy Throws Light on Rail Safety Concerns

News 18  

The unfortunate and tragic train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening has once again underscored the crucial issue of rail safety. According to government data from 2010-11, the Indian Railways network recorded a total of 139 “consequential” train accidents, resulting in 235 passenger fatalities. The ‘consequential’ accidents, as defined by the Railways, are those that have “serious repercussions …

Odisha train accident: PM promises stringent action against guilty; Death toll mounts to 288 I HIGHLIGHTS
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: PM promises stringent action against guilty; Death toll mounts to 288 I HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Investigators were on Saturday looking into any human error, signal failure and other possible causes behind the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district as officials submitted a preliminary inquiry report into the worst rail accident in India in nearly three decades that left at least 288 people dead and over 1,100 injured. While sources had earlier said a signalling failure …

Odisha train accident: PM Modi turns emotional, says, 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently'
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: PM Modi turns emotional, says, 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently'

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the train accident site in Balasore and carried out an inspection with Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, Dharmendra Pradhan. Image Source : ANIPM Modi also interacted with local authorities, personnel from the disaster relief forces and railways officials. After taking stock of the situation at Balasore train accident site, PM Modi …

Odisha rail accident: Former Railway Minister Lalu says 'Centre least bothered about passenger safety'
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha rail accident: Former Railway Minister Lalu says 'Centre least bothered about passenger safety'

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: A day after the fatal train accident killed 288 passengers in Odisha's Balasore, former railway minister and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has "destroyed" the railways and claimed that sheer negligence has caused the train tragedy. Prasad, who is a former railway minister, said the government must also consider …

‘Railways Liable to Pay Compensation’: SC to Woman Whose Husband Died After Being Run Over by Train
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Railways Liable to Pay Compensation’: SC to Woman Whose Husband Died After Being Run Over by Train

News 18  

The Supreme Court has directed the Indian Railways to pay Rs 8 lakh to a woman whose husband died on September 27, 2014 after being run over and decapitated by a train at Mahadanapuram Railway Station in Tamil Nadu. The Railway authorities contested the claim on the ground the deceased was not a bona fide passenger as a train ticket …

[Railway Accident] Person Not Being A Rly Servant Travelling In A Goods Train Not Entitled To Compensation: Jharkhand High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

[Railway Accident] Person Not Being A Rly Servant Travelling In A Goods Train Not Entitled To Compensation: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

In an important observation, the Jharkhand High Court has said that if a person, not being a railway employee, is traveling in a goods train and falls down from such a train, then he is not entitled to compensation from the Railway administration.The bench of Justice Ananda Sen further clarified that if such a person cannot be treated as a …

Deceased Entitled To Compensation Even If He/She Boarded The Wrong Train & Died While Alighting; Bombay HC Directs Railways To Pay Rs. 8 Lakh [Read Judgment]
4 years, 10 months ago

Deceased Entitled To Compensation Even If He/She Boarded The Wrong Train & Died While Alighting; Bombay HC Directs Railways To Pay Rs. 8 Lakh [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court last Friday allowed an appeal against the order of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur and directed Central railways to pay Rs.8 lakh as compensation to the family of one Arjun Gawande who died while alighting from a train at Badnera station. Justice MG Giratkar of the Nagpur bench relied on Supreme Court and Bombay High Court …

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