Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Railway Staff on Duty Ticket, The Railway Claims Tribunal has said that GRP and RPF personnel have to buy tickets or obtain valid permission for train travel. Just carrying their identity cards is not enough for travel. The tribunal said this while dismissing a compensation petition filed by a constable who claimed that he was on official duty when he fell from the train. The Ahmedabad bench of the tribunal also underlined the “careless attitude of the railways” regarding the circular for issuing duty card passes to Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel who have to travel frequently.
GRP constable had demanded compensation of Rs 8 lakh
GRP constable Rajesh Bagul had filed a petition in the tribunal seeking compensation of Rs 8 lakh with interest from the railways and claimed that he was on duty on the day of the accident. According to his petition, Bagul had gone to Surat Railway Police Station for official duty on November 13, 2019. He was returning from Surat to Bharuch by Surat-Jamnagar Intercity train and during this he fell at Palej station, due to which he suffered serious injuries in his left leg and a part of the leg had to be amputated.
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Claims of official travel not proved
Dismissing the petition, Tribunal Member (Judicial) Vinay Goyal said that Bagul has failed to produce any valid travel permission to prove his official travel claims. The bench said that in the absence of a valid travel permission, the applicant cannot be considered a genuine traveller. The bench emphasised that the Railways should follow the circular issued regarding granting valid travel permission to GRP and Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers.
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