Decade after being pushed off Mumbai train, Bombay HC grants Rs 3 lakh compensation to 80-yr-old man
The Bombay High Court recently observed that “local trains are the lifeline of the city and if in the daily chores, a passenger attempts to gain an entry into an overcrowded train and is pushed by other passengers, resulting into his fall”, there is no reason why such an incident cannot fall within the ambit of ‘untoward incident’ and directed that compensation be paid by the Railways.
The court held that “calculated risk of boarding overcrowded local train” will not amount to a “criminal act” under the Railways Act and directed Western Railway (WR) to compensate the 80-year-old man Rs 1.5 lakh for the loss he faced after a fall from train in 2011 along with Rs 1.61 lakh towards his actual medical expenses.
