Bombay High Court Dismisses Railway Appeal in Passenger Death Case — Sudden Brake Application Constitutes Untoward Incident Under Railways Act, 1989. The court upheld compensation of Rs. 4 lacs to legal heirs of a passenger who died due to jerks from sudden brake application, rejecting the Railway's defense of lack of bonafide passenger status.
13 Nov 2013The case involves an appeal by the Union of India, through the South Central Railway, against an order of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur Bench, d...




