Railways Act 1989

Commission of Railway Safety (GOI) Annual Report 2019-2020 and 2015 CAG performance Audit of Railway

advtanmoy 03/06/2023

The term “accident‟ envelopes a wide spectrum of occurrences with or without significant impact on the system. Consequential train accidents include mishaps with
serious repercussions in terms of loss of human life or injury, damage to railway property
or interruption to rail traffic in excess of laid-down threshold levels and values. These consequential train accidents include collisions, derailments, fire in trains, road vehicles
colliding with trains at level crossings, and certain specified types of ”miscellaneous‟ train mishaps [Ministry of Railways, Safety Performance 2011-12, p. 38]

PERIYASAMI NOVANAGAR Vs. STATE

advtanmoy 05/05/2019

Retraction does not always dilute or reduce or wipe out the evidentiary value of a confessional statement. Quite often retraction is an afterthought. It could be the result of legal advice or pressure exerted by those whose involvement may be likely to be disclosed or confirmed by the confessional statement of the accused. Therefore, in each case, the court will […]

Law of Transportation in India

advtanmoy 15/07/2017

Ministry of Railways  The Railways Act, 1989 RAILWAY MANUAL GST Rates on Railway as per 01/07/2017 The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Railway Claims Tribunal for inquiring into and determining claims against a railway administration for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of animals or goods entrusted to it to be carried by […]

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  • A daughter has no right u/s 14 of Hindu Succession Act of her father’s property if it is occupied by her brother through adverse possession (SC-28/08/2023) - A Hindu daughter has no right u/s 14 of Hindu Succession Act on the property of her father if it is occupied by her brother through adverse possession (SC-28/08/2023)- [See Pritam Singh v. State, AIR (1950) SC 169: (1950) SCR 453, Hem Raj v. State of Ajmer AIR (1954) SC 462: (1954) SCR 1133, Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. v. Employees, AIR (1959) SC 633: 1959 Supp (2) SCR 136: (1959) 1 LLJ 413, Municipal Board, Pratabgarh and Anr. v. Mahendra Singh Chawla and Ors. (1982) 3 SCC 331: (1983) SCC (L&S) 19, Taherakhatoon (dead) by LRs v. Salambin Mohammad (1999) 2 SCC 635]

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