Divorced daughter eligible for father’s pension if dependency proven, rules high courtA divorced daughter, deserted by her husband, can claim her late father's family pension if dependency existed during his lifetime, even if...
07 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
DMRC not bound to revive terminated agreement for parking: NCLATThe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has delivered a decisive ruling that benefits the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), ...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Introduce safety announcements on all long-distance trains: Bombay High Court suggests to RailwaysThe Bombay High Court has urged railway authorities to implement public safety announcements on all long-distance trains, detailing station...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.25 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
No compensation for injuries sustained while boarding a moving train, it's an offence, says HCThe Gujarat high court said trying to get into a moving train, especially when the train has left the station, should be an offence.
02 Sep, 2018, 01.22 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
NGT slams Railways over human defecation, other waste on tracksComing down heavily on Railways, it asked the PSU behemoth to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating and throwing waste on tracks.
14 Feb, 2016, 09.05 AM IST
NGT irked over dirty New Delhi railway station; seeks reportPerturbed over the "miserable condition" existing on railway platforms in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today appointed...
23 Nov, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
NGT notice to 66 offenders dumping waste on railway tracksIrked by the filth around tracks, the NGT had earlier slammed the Railways and directed it to submit a list of offenders who have refused t...
04 Aug, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
NGT asks railways to set up mobile toilets, impose fines of Rs 5,000 for litteringThe green court had issued a set of directions in July last year for collecting and managing waste, particularly of people living along the...
19 Mar, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Maintaining hygiene on stations prime duty of railways: National Green TribunalThe Tribunal can take judicial notice of the fact that waste spreading in the area is the rule and cleanliness is an exception.
02 Feb, 2015, 03.44 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
- Railways face backlog of about 500 compensation claim cases
Railways face a backlog of about 500 cases of compensation claims related to accidents pending with various claims tribunals across the cou...
05 Apr, 2012, 07.07 PM IST
- CCI gets an upper hand over Appellate Tribunal for probes
SC held that Competition Commission of India can ask for investigations into unfair trading practices by companies without being challenged...
10 Sep, 2010, 01.30 AM IST