Railways must pay compensation if a person falls off crowded train and suffers injuries: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has observed that local trains are the lifeline of Mumbai and if a person falls and suffers injuries while trying to board an overcrowded train, it will fall within the ambit of an “untoward incident” and compensation will have to be paid by the Railways. A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre directed the Western Railways to pay Rs 3 lakh to a 75-year-old man who suffered injuries to his leg after falling off an overcrowded local train.
