Delhi HC dismisses Railway Compensation claim after ticket found to have been bought hours after train's departureThe Delhi High Court has thrown out a compensation claim related to a man's death after he reportedly fell from a moving train en route fro...
04 Sep, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
RAC train ticket became waitlisted, passenger had to travel standing; he filed a case against Railways and won Rs 5000 compensationMan booked RAC-43 sleeper class ticket for Rs 399 to travel to village from Anand Vihar, however ticket’s status was changed to waitlist af...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Absence of train ticket alone cannot defeat railway-accident claim: SCThe Supreme Court ruled that a missing train ticket does not bar compensation for accident victims. This decision strengthens passenger rig...
17 Jul, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Rail Tech Policy and e-RCT SystemIndian Railways is introducing a new RailTech Policy to foster innovation and technology adoption. This policy simplifies engagement with s...
26 Feb, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
She lost her husband in a train accident; 23 years later, what the SC did to help her will surprise youAfter a 23-year legal battle, the Supreme Court ensured a Bihar widow receives compensation for her husband's 2002 train accident death. Ov...
22 Oct, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
NGT's case disposal rate higher than filing rate: GovtThe disposal rate of cases in the National Green Tribunal is higher than the filing rate, the government said on Friday while listing out s...
29 Jul, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
Vacancies in tribunals: SC terms it 'very sorry state of affairs', seeks Centre's replyThe bench referred to the unfilled posts of judicial and non-judicial members at various tribunals across the country such as the Armed For...
06 Aug, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
Railway Claims Tribunal coming up in AllahabadThis will be the 20th bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal in the country.
16 Sep, 2019, 03.53 PM IST
Railway Claims Tribunal member's fraud case referred to CJI: GovtAn internal probe of the tribunal's principal bench looked into the case related to alleged irregularities in the disbursement of around Rs...
02 Feb, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
Kin of Kanpur rail accident victims to get early compensationThe chairman, Justice (retd) K Kannan, of the country’s apex body, has instructed hearing to be fixed not later than six weeks from date of...
07 Feb, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Railways hikes relief from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 8 lakh in case of deathIn case the person is seriously injured like loss of hand and foot, then he would also get the same amount of Rs eight lakh as compensation.
26 Dec, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
Justice K Kannan appointed Railway Claims Tribunal ChairmanJustice Kannan, who retired as judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court last month, has been appointed for five years or till he attains the ...
08 Jul, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
Over 45000 cases pending in Railway Claims TribunalMain reason for huge pendency of cases in Railway Claims Tribunal is non-availability of adequate number of members in various branches, sa...
05 Dec, 2014, 03.52 PM IST
New rail law to make it tough to claim compensation in cases of 'untoward' incidentsMore rail passengers die due to falls from trains than collisions or derailments, and a new law is all set to make it much harder to claim ...
02 Nov, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
Western Railway asked to pay Rs 4L to parents of post-Godhra riot victimRailway Claims Tribunal has ordered Western Railway to pay Rs 4 lakhs to the parents of a youth, who was allegedly killed in an attack at V...
14 May, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
Delhi High Court turns down ex-Railway Tribunal member plea for second termA bench rejected the plea of Rajan Sharma against the previous order turning down his petition challenging the appointment of A B S Naidu.
25 Aug, 2013, 11.02 AM IST
- Indian Railways incur high losses due to accidents and no insurance cover
Indian Railways has exposed itself to high losses during accidents since it has stopped buying insurance cover that is mandated by law in m...
15 Jul, 2011, 11.49 AM IST