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Bombay HC: Alcohol in Medical Report Proof of Inebriation(05.01.2023)

Bombay High Court while observing that alcohol in medical report proof of inebriation, has held that an accident while boarding a train in such a stat.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Railways Act, Inebriation

Telangana HC: Railway Not Liable to Compensate if Passenger Dies Due to Own Negligence(28.04.2022)

Telangana High Court has ruled that Railway is not liable to compensate under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989 if the passenger died due to own .....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Railways Act, 1989, railway tracks, Section 124A

Bombay HC: Married Daughter of Deceased Also Entitled To Compensation Under Railways Act(17.10.2022)

Bombay High Court has observed that a married daughter of a victim of a railway accident would also be entitled to compensation under the Railways Act.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Railways Act, accident

Calcutta HC: Passenger’s Negligence While Alighting from Moving Train Does Not Bar Compensation(18.09.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that a passenger’s negligence while boarding or de-boarding a train does not amount to “self-inflicted injury” under Section .....

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SC: Section 143 of Railways Act Seeks to Remedy Illegal Sale of Tickets Irrespective of the Mode(10.01.2025)

SC has observed that Section 143 of Railways Act, 1989 makes no distinction between physical and online sale of tickets. The mischief that the provisi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Railways Act, Sale of Tickets