Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Railways amends the Railway Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents Rules, 1998. It mandates that information regarding injured or deceased victims, including names and addresses, be dispatched to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal. Where available, the names of the next of kin of deceased passengers must also be furnished to the Tribunal. These rules take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette on August 19, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Railway Accident Rules:
* The Railway Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents Rules, 1998, are further amended.
* These amendments are called the "Railway Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents Amendment Rules, 2019".
Reporting Requirements:
* Reports containing names and addresses of injured or deceased victims must be sent to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal.
* If known, the names of the next of kin of deceased passengers must also be furnished to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal.
Legal Aid for Claimants:
* The Railway Administration has a duty to forward the names of accident victims to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal.
* This is to enable appropriate legal aid for obtaining compensation under the Railway Claims Tribunal Act.
* Where available, the names of the next of kin should also be furnished.
Impact Analysis:
Railway Administration:
* Impact: Responsible for forwarding the names and addresses of injured/deceased victims to the Railway Claims Tribunal.
* Action Required: Implement procedures to collect and dispatch the required information, including next of kin details where available, to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal.
Railway Claims Tribunal (Principal Bench):
* Impact: Receives information regarding accident victims and their next of kin.
* Action Required: Render appropriate legal aid to accident victims or their families for obtaining compensation.
Accident Victims/Next of Kin:
* Impact: May receive legal aid from the Railway Claims Tribunal to pursue compensation claims.
* Action Required: (Implicit) Engage with the Railway Claims Tribunal to seek legal aid and pursue compensation claims.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: A law cited as the source of power for the Central Government to amend rules related to railway accidents.
Railway Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents Rules, 1998: The specific rules being amended by this notification.
Railway Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents Amendment Rules, 2019: The name of the amendment rules introduced in the notification.
Central Government: The governing body making the amendments to the railway rules.
Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal: The specific branch of the Railway Claims Tribunal to which information regarding accident victims should be dispatched.
Railway Claims Tribunal Act: Act related to compensation claims and legal aid for railway accident victims.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry responsible for the notification
New Delhi: Location of the Railway Board and place of publication of the notification.
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th August, 2019
G.S.R. 577(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 122 of the Railways Act, 1989 ( 24 of 1989),
the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway (Notices of and Inquiries into
Accidents) Rules, 1998, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—
(1) These rules may be called the Railway (Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents) Amendment Rules,
2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Railway (Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents) Rules, 1998, after rule 9, the following rule shall
be inserted, namely:—
“9A (1) The reports containing the names and addresses of the injured victims or persons deceased shall be
dispatched to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal. Wherever the names of next of kin of the
deceased passengers are known, the said information shall also be furnished to the Principal Bench of the
Railway Claims Tribunals.
(2) Legal Aid to Claimants or victims of accidents:- It shall be the duty of the Railway Administration to
forward the names of the injured victims or the persons who died in a railway accident to the Principal
Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal for rendering appropriate legal aid for obtaining compensation in the
manner provided under the Railway Claims Tribunal Act and to that end, wherever information is available,
the names of the next of kin shall also be furnished to the Principal Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal.”
[No. 2018/Safety(A&R)/19/29]
NARESH CHAND GOYAL, Principal Executive Director/Safety
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 5, dated the 2nd January, 1999 and
subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 64, dated the 6th March, 1999, 858(E), dated the 22nd November,
2001 and G.S.R. 526(E), dated the 2nd August, 2013.
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