Madras High Court Orders Railways To Compensate Family of Man Hit by Train While Sitting on Railway Platform, Says 'Can’t Say Death Was Due to Negligent Trespass'

The Madras High Court recently ordered the railways to compensate the family of a man who was hit by a train while sitting on the railway platform and succumbed to his injuries. The high court bench of Justice K Rajasekar stated that since the accident had taken place while the man was sitting on the railway platform, the burden was on the Railways to prove that the incident was not one within the definition of an untoward incident. The court further observed that if the accident had taken place while the man was crossing the railway track, the contention of the railways could have been accepted. However, the court noted that as there was no evidence to prove that the man was sitting on the edge of the platform, it could not be termed as "self-inflicted injury". Madras High Court Refuses to Handover Minor Boy’s Custody to His Biological Mother While Considering Child Never Lived with Her.

HC on Man Hit by Train

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