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1 - 7 of 7 (0.19 seconds)Section 16 in The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 [Entire Act]
The Railways Act, 1989
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Section 9 in The Railways Act, 1989 [Entire Act]
Union Of India vs Rina Devi on 9 May, 2018
16. Similar sentiments have also been echoed by the Supreme Court in Union
of India v. Rina Devi1, wherein it was held that Section 124A of the
Railways Act provides for payment of compensation whether or not there
has been wrongful act, negligence or fault on the part of the Railway
Administration in the case of an accident in case 'untoward incident'.
Union Of India vs Prabhakaran Vijaya Kumar & Ors on 5 May, 2008
19. This position stands fortified by the authoritative pronouncement of the
Supreme Court in Union of India v. Prabhakaran Vijay Kumar2, wherein
it was held that the provision for compensation in the Railway Act is a
beneficial piece of legislation and must, therefore, be accorded a liberal
and purposive interpretation. The Court further observed that adopting
a restrictive meaning to the expression 'accidental falling of a passenger
from a train carrying passengers under Section-123(c) of the Railways Act
would defeat the object of the legislation and unjustly deprive a large
number of bona fide railway passengers of their rightful claim to
compensation in railway accidents.
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