https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198443 A bona fide passenger with a valid ticket who falls while attempting to board a moving train may still fall within the expression "accidental falling of a passenger from a train carrying passengers" under Section 123(c) of the Railways Act, 1989. Applying a liberal and purposive construction to this beneficial provision, the incident was treated as an untoward incident and compensation became payable under Section 124A. The strict liability regime under Section 124A made negligence or contributory negligence irrelevant once the statutory definition was satisfied, and no statutory exception applied. en-us Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198443 A bona fide passenger with a valid ticket who falls while attempting to board a moving train may still fall within the expression "accidental falling of a passenger from a train carrying passengers" under Section 123(c) of the Railways Act, 1989. Applying a liberal and purposive construction to this beneficial provision, the incident was treated as an untoward incident and compensation became payable under Section 124A. The strict liability regime under Section 124A made negligence or contributory negligence irrelevant once the statutory definition was satisfied, and no statutory exception applied. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198443