Railways Liable To Pay Compensation If Bonafide Passenger Suffers Injury Or Death While Alighting Wrongly Boarded Train: Karnataka High CourtThe Karnataka High Court ruled that the Indian Railways is liable to pay compensation to the family of a passenger who died while alighting from a moving train they had mistakenly boarded. The Court overturned the Railway Claims Tribunal's decision that the passenger's death was due to a self-inflicted injury and,...
more... therefore, the Railways weren't liable. The Court stated that the Railways have a strict liability under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, even if the deceased contributed to their own demise. The Court awarded Rs. 4,00,000 in compensation along with 7% interest to the claimants, the deceased's family. The incident occurred on February 22, 2014, when the deceased, Jayamma, and her sister Rathnamma boarded the wrong train at Channapatna Railway Station and attempted to disembark at the station.
Karnataka High Court ne decide kiya hai ki Indian Railways ko us passenger ke family ko compensation dena hoga jo ek moving train se utarte waqt mar gaya tha, jisko woh galti se board kiya tha. Court ne Railway Claims Tribunal ke decision ko overturn kar diya, jisme Tribunal ne kaha...
more... tha ki passenger ki death self-inflicted injury thi aur isliye Railways liable nahi hai. Court ne bola ki Railways pe Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989 ke under strict liability hai, chahe deceased ki apni galti ho ya nahi. Court ne claimants, deceased ke family ko Rs. 4,00,000 ka compensation aur 7% interest award kiya. Ye incident 22 February, 2014 ko hua tha, jab deceased, Jayamma, aur unki sister Rathnamma, Channapatna Railway Station pe galat train board kar li thi aur station pe utarne ki koshish ki.