| What happened: | A woman who was denied compensation for her son's death on the railway tracks won relief in the Bombay high court. |
| What rules says: | Under the India Railways Act, the railway administration is liable to pay
compensation to passengers in the event of injury or death due to an untoward incident. Less serious injuries like minor frature - Rs. 32,000/- Loss to fingers - Rs. 80,000/- to Rs. 1.2 lakh Death or loss of hands, legs, sight - Rs. 4 lakh Court says compensation must be paid for a passenger's death even if railways is not at fault. |
| Read entire Story: | A Bhayander woman who was denied compensation for her son's death on the railway tracks won relief in the Bombay high court. The railway tribunal had rejected Nirmala Soni's plea for compensation on the ground that there was no witness who had seen her son Kiran Soni (38) fall from the train and die. Justice K K Tated set aside the railway tribunal's reasoning and ordered the Western railways to shell out Rs 4 lakh in compensation along with six per cent interest to the grieving mother. The judge pointed to the reports as well as the fact that a valid ticket had been found with Kiran's possessions. "Bare reading of panchanama, police report and witnesses show that there was no dispute that one unknown male person aged about 35 years later identified as Nirmala's son was lying on the railway track. This itself shows that he died on account of accidental fall from the running train. Considering this fact, it is very difficult to uphold the reasons given by the Railway Tribunal that there was no eye witness in the case to prove that the deceased actually fell down from the train or even that he had boarded any train,'' said Justice Tated, adding, "If a person wants to travel, only then would he purchase a ticket.'' Kiran's body was found on the railway tracks on January 2, 2006 between Mira Road and Bhayander stations. A ticket found on his body revealed that he was travelling from Bhayander to Kandivli. The police report said that Kiran had fallen from the train and had died on the spot. The post mortem report said that the death was caused due to severe respiratory failure on account of hemorrhagic shock from multiple fractures. His mother moved the Railway Accidents Claims tribunal seeking compensation, which was dismissed saying she had failed to show that her son died because of a railway accident. Nirmala's lawyers pointed out that the valid ticket which was found on Kiran proved that he was a bonafide passenger. The lawyers also pointed to the police reports and other documents that were drawn up after the death which showed that Kiran's body was found on the railway tracks. |
| Source: | http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/HC-orders-WR-to-pay-4L-to-victims-mom/articleshow/46223449.cms |
Friday, February 13, 2015
HC orders WR to pay 4L compensation
Thursday, February 12, 2015
MHADA Lottery 2015 to be Launched in June with 4468 Flats
Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is all set to announce its 2015 housing lottery in June 2015 with 4468 flats at different locations in Mumbai and Virar. About 17% of the total flats would be available in different areas in Mumbai and rest will be in Virar
About 249 houses would be released in Gavanpada in Mulund while merely 56 homes would be available the Sion Pratiksha Nagar complex, both for the middle-income group segment. The remaining 3,683 LIG and MIG apartments would be in MHADA’s Bolinj project in Virar
As per the MHADA’s housing policy, the homes will be sold through lottery in 2015 while the possession will be given once the construction is completed in 2016. As a part of its housing offering, MHADA is constructing at least 9,210 affordable flats in Manpada, Kavesar, Virar (Boilng) and Mira Road in Thane district.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Big Bazaar ‘Sabse Saste 3 Din’ Jan 24-26 2015.
Future Group has pronounced the mega provide of Large Bazaar’s Republic Day Sale ‘Sabse Saste 3 Din’ from January 24, 2015 to January 26 2015.
People can avail these lucrative offers on all stores of big bazaar and food bazaar all over India.
Vodafone 3G Data pack overwritten
My Vodafone 3G pack had 80 mb balance & i was reaching expiry date. So, i decided to recharge the pack and it will add this balance in new activated pack.
After 3G data pack recharge, my existing balance got overwritten. Bad :(
.... And I got this SMS:
"Your previous internet pack has been overwritten by the new internet pack. Dial *111# to check balance."
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