Railways cannot deny compensation to those who fall from overcrowded trains: HC
A view of the Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Awards ₹8 lakh to family of a daily wager whose head got smashed on hitting a lamp post Railways cannot deny payment of a fair and reasonable compensation to passengers who die or suffer injuries because they had no choice but to travel standing near the entrance to the coaches and peep their heads outside because of overcrowding in Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) operated without doors, the Madras High Court has ruled. Justice S.M. Subramaniam held that the compensation could be denied only if the passengers had...