Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 · Chapter IV: Procedure
Section 16: Application to Claims Tribunal
(1) A person seeking any relief in respect of the matters referred to in sub-section (1) [or sub-section (1A)] of section 13 may make an application to the Claims Tribunal.
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and be accompanied by such documents or other evidence and by such fee in respect of the filing of such application and by such other fees for the service or execution of processes as may be prescribed:
Provided that no such fee shall be payable in respect of an application under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) [or, as the case may be, sub-section (1A)] of section 13.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 16
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Rajni and Another v. Union of India and Another
The deceased was pushed out of the running train resulting in his death. The claim petition of appellants herein was dismissed by the Tribunal on ground that claimants had failed to prove deceased was a bonafide…
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Union of India v. M/s Kamakhya Transport Pvt. Ltd. Etc. Etc.
Whether the Courts below had rightly held that the Railway authorities could not have raised the demand notice after the delivery of goods.
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Doli Rani Saha v. Union of India
Issue arose whether the victim was a bona fide passenger of the train in question on the date of incident, and was entitled to compensation.
- Shree Shyam Agency v. Union of India & Others
- Kalpataru Agroforest Enterprises v. Union of India
- Aa. Haja Muniuddin v. Indian Railways