State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Divisional Commercial Manager South ... vs Ashok Kumar Purohit on 16 April, 2019
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100. Responsibility as carrier of luggage "A railway administration
shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-
delivery of any luggage unless a railway servant has booked the luhhahe and
given a receipt therefore and in the case of luggage which is carried by the
passenger in his charge, unless it is also proved that the loss, destruction,
damage or deterioration was due to the negligence or misconduct on its part or
on the part of any of its servants."
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tokcnkj ugha gSA
Thus, personal luggage in respondents custody is his/her own
responsibility as the Railway Administration is not renering any service in respect of the luggage. What the passenger carries with him/her is not in the knowledge of the Railway authority, keeping in view of the fact that millions of passengers use their service and thus, petitioner cannot be held responsible for what they are not aware of and for deficiency in service which has been availed.
// 7 // That Rule 506 (2) of the Coaching Tariff lays down in Schedule II, Part-1 that good such as gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, jewellery, and currency notes have to be booked by paying percentage charge at prescribed rates to make the petitioner responsible for loss thereof. The allgeged theft was occurred complainants own resposibility and Railways cannot be held responsible for its loss in any manner, whatsoever. A copy of Rule 506 (2) of Coaching Tariff with Schedule II is annexed. The complainant had failed to take reasonable care of her velongings. The complainant ought to have booked as luggage and paid percentage charges prescribed whithout claiming so, the responsibility can not be put on Railway non booking the precious articles carrying personally show the amount of negligence of the complainant in carrying the said alleged lost articles.
mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk izdj.k pksjh ls lacaf/kr gS ftlesa pksjh gq, lkeku ds LokfeRo ,oa pksjh gqvk gS fd ugha] bl laca/k esa izekf.kr fd;k tkuk gS tks miHkksDrk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds rgr laf{kIr fopkj.k ds }kjk fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gS vkSj ,sls izdj.kksa esa foLr`r tkap ,oa lk{; dh vko';drk iM+rh gSA vr% mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk ifjokn miHkksDrk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds rgr fujkdj.k fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds }kjk pksjh gq, lkekuksa dh lwph izLrqr fd;k gS] fdUrq fdlh Hkh lkeku dk fcy izLrqr ugha fd;k gS ,oa mDr lkekuksa dk fooj.k izFke ckj vius ifjokn&i= esa fn;k gSA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk pksjh gq, lkekuksa dk vkadyu fof/k ds foijhr izLrqr fd;k gS tks iks"k.kh; ugha gSA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds }kjk vius lkeku ds izfr ykijokgh cjrh xbZ gS vkSj og ltx ugha jgk gS // 8 // ftlds dkj.k mldk lkeku pksjh gqvk gS ftlds fy, [email protected] ftEesnkj ugha gSaA Vh- Vh- dk dk;Z ;kf=;ksa dh Vsªu fVdV dh psfdax djuk gksrk gS uk fd ;kf=;ksa ds lkeku dh lqj{kk djukA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh Lo;a vius lkeku dh lqj{kk ugha dj ik;k gS ftl dkj.k lkeku pksjh gqvk gSA ;kf=;ksa dh f'kdk;r gsrq Vsªu esa xkMZ ds ikl f'kdk;r iqfLrdk jgrh gS ftlds ikl mRrjoknh@ifjoknh f'kdk;r ntZ djk ldrk Fkk] fdUrq mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds }kjk ,slk uk dj Lo;a ykijokgh fd;k gS ftlds fy, og Lo;a ftEesnkj gSA [email protected] }kjk fdlh izdkj ls lsok esa deh ugha dh xbZ gSA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh] [email protected] ls fdlh izdkj dk vuqrks"k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA vr% mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk ifjokn lO;; fujLr fd;k tkosA 04 mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh vksj ls vius i{k leFkZu esa ftyk Qksje ds le{k Lo;a dk 'kiFk&i= ,oa lwph vuqlkj nLrkost izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA 05- vihykFkhZ dz-1@vukosnd dz-1 dh vksj ls vius i{k leFkZu esa ftyk Qksje ds le{k elmn vkye valkjh e.My okf.kfT;d izca/kd dk 'kiFk&i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA // 9 // 06- vihykFkhZ dz-2@vukosnd dz-2 dh vksj ls vius i{k leFkZu esa ftyk Qksje ds le{k Jh Mh- ,l- rksej fMohtuy dkef'kZ;y eSustj ,oa v{k; dqekj 'kekZ Vh- bZ- dk 'kiFk&i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA 07- mHk;i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr vfHkopu ,oa nLrkosth lk{;ksa ds ifj'khyu ds i'pkr~ ftyk Qksje us mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds ifjokn dks vkaf'kd :Ik ls Lohdkj djrs gq, Åij dafMdk&1 esa of.kZr vuqlkj vuqrks"k iznku fd;k gS ftlds fo:) ;g vihy gS A 08- [email protected] dh vksj ls milatkr gksus okys fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh vkj- ds- 'kqDyk dk rdZ gS fd ftyk Qksje dk vkns'k =qfViw.kZ gSA jsYos vf/kfu;e] 1989 dh /kkjk&100 ds vuqlkj jsYos iz'kklu ;kf=;ksa ds lkekuksa ds uqdlku] {kfr rFkk vU; ukWu fMfyojh vkfn ds fy, rc rd ftEesnkj ugha gksxk tc rd ;k=h }kjk jsYos ds deZpkjh ds ikl ,sls ewY;oku lkekuksa dk fooj.k ugha fn;k x;k gS vkSj fooj.k nsdj jlhn izkIr ugha dh xbZ gSA jsYos ds "Rule No. 506.2 of Coaching tariff No. 26 Part-1(Volume1) of Indian Railway conference Association" esa ;g izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd jsYos esa ;k=k djus okys ;k=h vius&vius lkeku dh ftEesnkjh tks muds }kjk ;k=k ds nkSjku fy;k x;k gS] Lo;a ogu djsaxsA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk izdj.k pksjh ls lacaf/kr gS ftlesa pksjh gq, lkeku ds LokfeRo ,oa pksjh gqvk gS fd ugha] bl laca/k esa izekf.kr fd;k tkuk gS tks miHkksDrk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds rgr laf{kIr fopkj.k ds }kjk fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gSA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh vius // 10 // lkeku ds izfr ykijokgh cjrh xbZ gS vkSj og ltx ugha jgk gS ftlds dkj.k lkeku dh pksjh gqbZ gS vkSj blds fy, [email protected] fdlh Hkh izdkj ls tokcnkj ugha gSaA Vh- Vh- dk dk;Z ;kf=;ksa dh Vsªu fVdV dh psfdax djuk gksrk gS uk fd ;kf=;ksa ds lkeku dh lqj{kk djukA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh Lo;a vius lkeku dh lqj{kk ugha dj ik;k gS ftl dkj.k lkeku pksjh gqvk gSA ;kf=;ksa dh f'kdk;r gsrq Vsªu esa xkMZ ds ikl f'kdk;r iqfLrdk jgrh gS ftlds ikl mRrjoknh@ifjoknh f'kdk;r ntZ djk ldrk Fkk] fdUrq mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds }kjk ,slk uk dj Lo;a ykijokgh fd;k gS ftlds fy, og Lo;a ftEesnkj gSA ftyk Qksje us tks vkyksP; vkns'k ikfjr fd;k gS og =qfViw.kZ gS vkSj fLFkj j[ks tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA vr% [email protected] dh vihy Lohdkj dh tkos vkSj mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk ifjokn fujLr fd;k tkosA [email protected] dh vksj ls vius rdZ ds leFkZu esa Northern Railway Vs. Neetu Gupta II (2018) CPJ 473, North Western Railway & Ors. Vs. Jasmin Mann I (2018) CPJ 580 (NC), Revision Petition No. 3992/2017 Zonal Manager/General Manager, South East Central Railway & Anr. Vs. Purushottam Mohta, Vide Order Dated-24.01.2019, Revision Petition No. 1916/2014 The East Coast Railway & Anr. Vs. Kadambari Rama Joga Rao & Anr. Vide Order Dated-21st April 2017, Appeal (Civil) No. 34731 and 34739/2012 Vide Order dated-02.07.2013 as in Vijay Kumar Jain Vs. Union of India & Anr. rFkk bl vk;ksx }kjk Appeal No. FA/18/881 Union of India & Ors. Vs. Dilip Kumar Chaturvedi, Order Dated-7Th March 2019 and Appeal No. FA/18/759 South East Central // 11 // Railway Through General Manager Vs. Saudamini Meshram, Order Dated-14 February 2019 dk voyacu fy;k gSA 09- mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh vksj ls milatkr gksus okys fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh ,e- ds- O;kl us ftyk Qksje ds vkns'k dk leFkZu djrs gq, [email protected] dh vihy fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA 10- geus mHk;i{k ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k dk rdZ Jo.k fd;k rFkk ftyk Qksje ds vfHkys[k ,oa vkyksP; vkns'k dk Hkh ifj'khyu fd;k x;kA 11- mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk vius ifjokn&i= dh dafMdk&2 ,oa 3 esa vfHkopu fd;k gS **fnukad&25-04-2016 dks jk;iqj ls tks/kiqj ds fy, Vsªu ua-&18243] fcykliqj&Hkxr dh dksBh ls viuh iRuh ds lkFk fVdV ih- ,u- vkj- ua-&6751680048 ls FkMZ ,- lh- dksp esa ;k=k dj jgk FkkA** mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds vuqlkj FkMZ ,- lh- dksp ch&1 esa mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ,oa mldh iRuh dk cFkZ uacj&dze'k% 57 ,oa 63 FkkA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds ikl nks cM+h vVSfp;ka Fkha ftlesa mRrjoknh@ifjoknh vkSj mldh iRuh ds diM+s rFkk ,d dSejk mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh iRuh dh lkfM+;ka] Tosyjh] ysfMl ?kM+h bR;kfn Fks ftudk dqy ewY; yxHkx&1]29]770@&¼,d yk[k murhl gtkj lkr lkS lRrj :i;s½ FkkA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk ifjokn&i= dh dafMdk&4 esa ;g crk;k gS fd fnukad&26-04-2016 dh lqcg yxHkx 4%00 cts // 12 // mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk nksuksa lwVdsl ukxiqj ds vkl&ikl pksjh gks x;kA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds vykok vU; dbZ ;kf=;ksa dk lkeku Hkh pksjh gqvk FkkA os lHkh ;k=h ukxiqj LVs'ku ij xkM+h jksddj f'kdk;r ntZ djkuk pkgrs FksA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk Vh- Vh- bZ- ds ikl ,d lkns dkxt ij f'kdk;r ntZ djkbZ xbZA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dh Nk;kizfr izLrqr dh xbZ gS ¼nLrkost dz-&,-,u-,u-&3½A bl izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;g mYysf[kr gS fd mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ,oa mldh iRuh fcykliqj&Hkxr dh dksBh Vsªu ls ftldk Vsªu uacj&18243 gS] jk;iqj ls tks/kiqj tk jgs FksA ukxiqj esa ns[kk rks mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dh nksuksa vVSfp;ka ugha Fkha ftls vKkr pksjksa }kjk pksjh dj fy;k x;k FkkA mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk nh xbZ fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij th- vkj- ih- Fkkuk] bVkjlh esa vijk/k iathc} fd;k x;k gSA bl izdkj Li"V gS fd mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ch&1 ,- lh- dksp esa ;k=k dj jgk Fkk] ml nkSjku mldk lwVdsl pksjh gqvk FkkA 12- [email protected] }kjk vius tokcnkos esa jsYos vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&100 ,oa Rule-506 (2) of the Coaching Tariff No. 26 Part-1 (Volume-1) of Indian Railway Congerence Association ds vk/kkj ij ;g izkjafHkd vkifRr fy;k gS fd%& **ifjoknh ds }kjk izLrqr ifjokn i= ds laca/k esa fo:} i{kdkj fuEukuqlkj izkjafHkd vkifRr izLrqr djrk gS fd jsYos vf/kfu;e] // 13 // 1989 fuEufyf[kr izko/kku ds vuqlkj izLrqr ifjokn iks"k.kh; ugha gSA vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&100 tks bl izdkj gS%&
100. Responsibility as carrier of luggage "A railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of any luggage unless a railway servant has booked the luhhahe and given a receipt therefore and in the case of luggage which is carried by the passenger in his charge, unless it is also proved that the loss, destruction, damage or deterioration was due to the negligence or misconduct on its part or on the part of any of its servants."
bl izdkj izdj.k esa jsYos iz'kklu dh dksbZ ykijokgh ugha gSA bl izdkj fo:} i{kdkj ifjoknh dks fdlh izdkj dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k vnk djus dk tokcnkj ugha gSA Thus, personal luggage in respondants custody is his/her own resposibility as the Railway Administration is not renering any service in respect of the luggage. What the passenger carries with him/her is not in the knowledge of the Railway authority, keeping in view of the fact that millions of passengers use their service and thus, petitioner cannot be held responsible for what they are not aware of and for deficiency in service which has been availed.
That Rule 506 (2) of the Coaching Tariff lays down in Schedule II, Part-1 that good such as gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, jewellary, and currency notes have to be booked by paying percentage charge at prescribed rates to make the petitioner responsible for loss thereof. The allgeged theft was occurred complainants own resposibility and Railways cannot be held responsible for its loss in any manner, whatsoever. A copy of Rule 506 (2) of Coaching Tariff with Schedule II is annexed. The complainant had failed to take reasonable care of her velongings. The complainant ought to have booked as luggage and paid percentage charges prescribed whithout claiming so, the responsibility can not be put on Railway non booking the precious articles carrying personally // 14 // show the amount of negligence of the complainant in carrying the said alleged lost articles.
Ikfjoknh dk izdj.k pksjh ls lacaf/kr gS ftlesa pksjh gq;s lkeku ds LokfeRo ,oa pksjh gqvk gS fd ugha] bl laca/k esa izekf.kr fd;k tkuk gS tks miHkksDrk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds rgr laf{kIr fopkj.k ds }kjk fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gSA bl dkj.k ,sls izdj.kksa esa foLr`r tkap ,oa lk{; dh vko';drk iM+rh gSA bl dkj.k ifjoknh dk ifjokn miHkksDrk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds rgr fujkdj.k fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA** 13- [email protected] }kjk vius tokcnkos esa ;g vfHkdFku Hkh fd;k gS fd ,slk izrhr gksrk gS fd mRrjoknh@ifjoknh vius lkeku ds izfr ykijokg Fkk vkSj og ltx ugha Fkk bl dkj.k ls mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds lkeku dh pksjh gqbZ gSA jsYos iz'kklu dk dk;Z ;kf=;ksa ds lkeku dh lqj{kk djuk ugha gSA ;fn ;k=h dksbZ ewY;oku lkeku vius lkFk ;k=k esa ys tkuk pkgrk gS rks mls mu ewY;oku lkekuksa dk fooj.k jsYos dks nsuk pkfg, rFkk mldh vyx ls cqfdax djkuk pkfg,] ijUrq mRrjoknh@ifjoknh }kjk ,slk uk dj Lo;a ykijokgh fd;k gS ftlds fy, jsYos iz'kklu nkf;Rok/khu ugha gSA 14- gekjs }kjk izdj.k esa izLrqr U;k; n`"Vkarksa] lk{;ksa ,oa nLrkostksa dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA [email protected] }kjk izdj.k esa layXu ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;k; n`"Vkar Vijay Kumar Jain Vs. Union of India & Anr. (Supra) esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS "The railway can not // 15 // be held responsible for alleged loss of the Attachi by way of theft of otherwise."
15- Union of India (Railway) Vs. Ramashanker Mishra & Ors. IV (2015) CPJ 653 (NC) Eksa ekuuh; jk"Vh; vk;ksx }kjk ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "Consumer Protection Act, 1986-0 Sections 2(1) (g), 21(b)- Railway- Theft of Suitcase- Negligence and misconduct of railway officials alleged- Alleged deficiency in service- District Forum allowed complaint- State Commission partly allowed appeal- Hence Revision- Since there is no allegation that unauthorized passenger was travelling in coach. Possibility of some passenger travelling on reserved ticket stealing suitcase of complainant and getting down at a station cannot be ruled out- Negligence of railway officials in performance of their duties not established- Railway not liable to compensate complaint."
16- mijksDr U;k; n`"Vkarksa esa ekuuh; loksZP; U;k;ky; rFkk ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd ;k=h dks vius lkeku dh lqj{kk gsrq Lo;a ltx jguk pkfg,A jsYos ds "Rule No. 506.2 of Coaching tariff No. 26 Part-1(Volume1) of Indian Railway conference Association" esa ;g izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd jsYos esa ;k=k djus okys ;k=h vius&vius lkeku dh ftEesnkjh tks muds }kjk ;k=k ds nkSjku fy;k x;k gS] Lo;a ogu djsaxsA blh izdkj jsYos ,DV 1989 dh /kkjk&100 ds vuqlkj jsYos iz'kklu ;kf=;ksa ds lkekuksa ds uqdlku] {kfr rFkk vU; ukWu fMfyojh vkfn ds fy, rc rd ftEesnkj ugha gksxk tc rd ;k=h }kjk jsYos ds deZpkjh ds ikl ,sls ewY;oku lkekuksa dk fooj.k ugha fn;k // 16 // x;k gS vkSj fooj.k nsdj jlhn izkIr ugha dh xbZ gSA tgka rd ;k=k ds nkSjku ;kf=;ksa ds lkeku dh lqj{kk iqfyl }kjk djkus dh ckr gS] iqfyl }kjk lqj{kk dh n`f"V ls x'r yxkbZ tk ldrh gS] ijUrq ;g lkekU; ckr gS fd izR;sd dksp esa pkj njokts gksrs gSa] ;k=k ds nkSjku Vsªu izR;sd LVs'ku ij tgka ij mldk LVkWist gS :drh gS tgka ;k=h p<+rs vkSj Årjrs Hkh gSaA blds vykok lHkh ;k=h fMCcs vkil esa vanj ls baVj dusDVsM gksrs gSa ftlesa ;k=h ,d dksp ls nwljs dksp esa fufoZ?u tk ldrs gSaA ,slh fLFkfr esa jsYos iz'kklu ls cgqr T;knk lqj{kk dh vis{kk ;kf=;ksa dks ugha djuk pkfg,A mUgsa Lo;a vius lkeku dh lqj{kk ds fy, ltx vkSj tkx:d gksuk pkfg,A ftyk Qksje }kjk tks ;g fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS fd mRrjoknh@ifjoknh ds lkeku ds pksjh gks tkus ds fy, jsYos iz'kklu nkf;Rok/khu gS] iwjh rjg ls =qfViw.kZ ,oa fof/k fo:} gS rFkk fLFkj j[ks tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA 17- mijksDrkuqlkj izdj.k ds rF;ksa o nLrkostksa ij fopkj.kksijkar ge bl fu"d"kZ ij igaqprs gSa fd [email protected] }kjk izLrqr vihy Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS] vr% Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA ftyk Qksje }kjk ikfjr vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad&20 flrEcj 2018 vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA QyLo:i mRrjoknh@ifjoknh dk ifjokn fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA vihy O;; ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkns'k ugha fd;k tk jgk gSA ¼U;k;ewfrZ lh- ch- cktis;h ½ ¼ujsanz xqIrk½ ¼Jherh :fp xks;y½ v/;{k lnL; lnL;k 16@04@2019 16@04@2019 16@04@2019