HC orders compensation of Rs. 8 lakh for accidental fall from local train 

Legal Correspondent 
 
CHENNAI, September 15, 2018 00:00 IST

Holds that the victim’s family cannot be expected to produce his ticket

The Madras High Court has directed Southern Railways to pay a compensation of Rs. 8 lakh to the family of a passenger who died after an accidental fall from an electric train between Saidapet and Mambalam railway stations in Chennai in 2013.

The court held that the family could not be expected to produce his ticket (to establish his bona fide as a passenger) and that it was up to the railways to prove that he was a ticketless traveller.

Justice M.V. Muralidaran passed the order while allowing an appeal preferred by legal heirs of the deceased Srinivasan who was travelling between Tambaram and Beach stations on the fateful day. The appeal was filed against dismissal of their claim petition by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chennai Bench on January 6, 2015 for want of proof that he was a bona fide traveller.

The judge agreed with the appellants’ counsel R. Parthasarathy that only the deceased would be in a better position to state whether he had purchased a ticket or not and that the family could not be denied the statutory compensation just because a ticket was not found in his pocket though it contained Rs. 2,510 in cash.

Stating that a person who had so much of cash in pocket would not have travelled without purchasing a ticket that would have cost Rs. 15 to Rs. 20, the judge said the general presumption of every passenger being a bona fide traveller would have to be thwarted only by the railways by producing adequate evidence to prove that he/she had not purchased a ticket.

Facts and circumstances

“When a person dies in an accident by falling down from train, it is not possible for the legal heirs to produce the ticket or valid authority to travel in the train. Depending upon the facts and circumstances of a given case, the Tribunal and/or the Appellate Court infers about the deceased being a bona fide passenger.

“In the present case, facts and circumstances prima facie indicate that the deceased was a bona fide passenger who lost his life in the railway accident,” the judge observed. Further, he took note of the fact that the quantum of compensation for accidental deaths during train travel had been increased from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 8 lakh with effect from January 1, 2017.

The present appellants were entitled to the enhanced amount along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of claim, he ordered.

IndiGo launches daily service to Singapore 

Special Correspondent 
 
Tiruchi, September 16, 2018 00:00 IST

IndiGo, on Saturday launched non-stop daily services on the Tiruchi-Singapore-Tiruchi sector. This is the first international flight service of the private airline, which is already operating to domestic destinations from the city.

Flight (No.6E-43) will depart from Tiruchi at 6.40 p.m. and reach Singapore at 1.45 a.m.

In the return direction, flight (No.6E-44) will depart from Singapore at 2 p.m. and reach Tiruchi at 3.55 p.m. The airline would operate an Airbus A320 aircraft on the sector.

The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure travellers who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options. Customers can plan their travel by booking tickets through our websitewww.goindigo.inThe airline also launched a service on the Kolkata-Singapore-Kolkata sector on Saturday.

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(1)- பெண் அரசு ஊழியர்களை அலுவலக நேரத்திற்கு முன்னும்,
பின்னும் அவசியமிருந்தாலொழிய நிறுத்தி வைத்து வேலை வாங்கக்கூடாது (RG. 1984.P.278)*

*(2)- கலப்பு திருமணம் செய்து கொள்பவர்களுக்கு பிறக்கும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு பெற்றோரின் விருப்பப்படி எவரேனும் ஒருவரின் ஜாதி அடிப்படையில் ஜாதி சான்றிதழ் பெற்றுக் கொள்ளலாம். (அரசாணை எண். 477/ சமூக நலத்துறை, நாள் - 27.6.1975)*

*(3)- அரசு ஊழியர்களின் மனைவி, கணவர், மக்கள் மற்றும் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்களின் பெயரில் அவர்களுடைய சொந்த வருமானத்தை கொண்டு (அரசு ஊழியரின் வருமானம் இன்றி) சொத்து வாங்க அனுமதி தேவையில்லை. பணிப்பதிவேட்டில் குறிக்கப்பட்ட வேண்டியதுமில்லை. (அரசாணை எண். 3158/பொதுப்பணியாளர்கள் /துறை. நாள்-27.9.1974)*

*(4)- அரசு பணியாளர்கள் நடத்தை விதிகள்படி அரசு ஊழியர்கள் அசையாச் சொத்து, அசையும் சொத்து ஆகியவற்றை கடனாக மற்றும் பரிசுப் பொருட்களாக வாங்கும்போது மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டிய நடைமுறைகள் குறித்த ஆணைகள் (பதுத ஆணை எண். 45679/A2/1996, நாள்-17.4.1996)*

*(5)- மகப்பேறு விடுப்பிலிருந்து திரும்பும் பணியாளரை முடிந்தவரை அதே இடத்தில் பணி அமர்வு செய்ய வேண்டும். (அரசு கடித எண். 2290/93-1,நிர்வாகத்துறை, நாள் - 18.6.1993)*

*(6)- அரசு ஊழியர் ஒருவர் Private Study பயில்வதற்கு துறைத் தலைவர் அனுமதி பெற வேண்டும். (G. O. Ms - 362,P&A. R, DT - 4.11.1992)*

*(7)- தன் சொந்த செலவில் உயர்கல்வி பயில விரும்பும் அரசு ஊழியர் மாவட்ட அளவிலான உயர் அதிகாரியிடம் அனுமதி பெற வேண்டும். (அரசாணை எண். 362, நிர்வாகத்துறை, நாள். 4.11.1992, மற்றும் அரசு கடித எண் 99147/பணி-ஏ/93,நாள் - 22.6.1993)*

*(8)- மாலை நேரக் கல்வி பயில துறைத்தலைவரின் அனுமதி தேவை. (அரசாணை எண் 1341,பொது, நாள் - 27.8.1993 மற்றும் அரசு கடித எண். 98189/84-8, நிர்வாகத்துறை, நாள் - 13.8.1983)*

*(9)- அரசு ஊழியர் ஒருவர் மாலை நேரக் கல்லூரி மற்றும் தபால் மூலம் கல்வி (Correspondence Course) பயில அனுமதி கோரி விண்ணப்பித்த நாளிலிருந்து 15 நாட்களுக்குள் எவ்வித பதிலும் கிடைக்கப்பெறாவிட்டால் அனுமதி கிடைத்ததாக கருதி கல்வியினை தொடரலாம். (அரசாணை எண். 200,நிர்வாக சீர்திருத்ததுறை, நாள் - 19.4.1996)*

*(10)- பரம்பரை சொத்துகளிலிருந்து பாகம் கிடைத்தாலோ அல்லது சொத்து ஒன்று பரம்பரையாக அரசு ஊழியருக்கு கிடைக்க நேர்ந்தாலோ அதற்கு எவ்வித அனுமதியும் தேவையில்லை. சொத்து அறிக்கையில் மட்டும் காண்பிக்க வேண்டும். (அரசாணை எண். 7143/பணி/ஏ/85-6,நிர்வாகத்துறை, நாள்
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பள்ளிக் கல்வி (இ2 ) துறை
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அரசுப்பள்ளி குழந்தையின் பெற்றோர் விபத்தில் இறந்தால் அரசு உதவி ரூ 75,000

பள்ளிக் கல்வி - அரசு மற்றும் அரசு நிதி உதவி பெறும் பள்ளிகளில் 1 - ஆம் வகுப்பு முதல் 12 - ஆம் வகுப்பு வரை கல்வி கற்கும் மாணவ மாணவியரின் வருவாய் ஈட்டும் தந்தை அல்லது தாய் விபத்தில் இறந்து விட்டாலோ அல்லது நிரந்தர முடக்கம் அடைந்தாலோ பாதிக்கப்படுகின்ற அந்த மாணவ, மாணவியர் ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் ரூ.50,000/- நிதி வழங்குதல்- ஆணை வெளியிடப் படுகிறது.

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ஒரு குடும்பத்தில் வருவாய் ஈட்டும் தந்தை அல்லது தாய், விபத்தில் இறந்துவிட்டாலோ அல்லது நிரந்தர முடக்கம் அடைந்தாலே, வருவாயின்மைக் காரணமாக பள்ளியில் கல்வி கற்கும் அவர்களது குழந்தைகள் கல்வியைத் தொடர்ந்து கற்க இயலாத நிலை ஏற்படுகிறது. அவ்வாறான சூழ்நிலைகளில் அத்தகைய குழந்தைகள் தங்களது கல்வியை இடையில் நிறுத்திவிடாமல் தொடர்ந்து கல்வி கற்கும் வகையில், அவர்களது கல்விப் பாதுகாப்பை உறுதிசெய்திடும் வகையில், புதிய திட்டம் ஒன்றை அரசு செயல்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இந்த புதிய திட்டத்தின்படி, அரசு மற்றும் அரசு நிதி உதவி பெறும் பள்ளிகளில் 1 - ஆம் வகுப்பு முதல் 12 - ஆம் வகுப்பு வரை கல்வி கற்கும் மாணவ மாணவியரின் வருவாய் ஈட்டும் தந்தை அல்லது தாய் விபத்தில் இறந்து விட்டாலோ அல்லது நிரந்தர முடக்கம் அடைந்தாலோ பாதிக்கப்படுகின்ற அந்த மாணவ,மாணவியர் ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் ரூ.50,000/- நிதி வழங்கப்படும்.

இந்த நிதி அரசு நிதி நிறுவனங்களில் வைப்புத் தொகையாக செலுத்தப்பட்டு அதில் இருந்து கிடைக்கின்ற வட்டித் தொகை மற்றும் அதன் முதிர்வுத் தொகை ஆகியவை அந்த மாணவ, மாணவியரின் கல்விச் செலவுக்காகவும் மற்றும் அவர்களது பராமரிப்புக்காகவும் பயன்படுத்தப்படும்தமிழக அரசு ஊழியர்களின் முக்கிய அரசாணைகள்

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Chennai: Thol Thirumavalavan to get doctorate soon

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | A ARUL PALANI

PublishedSep 15, 2018, 1:11 am IST

UpdatedSep 15, 2018, 1:11 am IST

Nearly 150 Dalit family members were converted to Islam.

Thol Thirumavalavan

Chennai: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan is a happy man. Recently, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli conferred on him a provisional doctorate degree for his study on ‘Religious Conversion of Meenakshipuram Dalits.’ Soon we would be seeing him in an academic robe receiving the doctorate at the university convocation.

Narrating reasons for taking up the issue, he said, “during my college days, I was moved by en masse conversion of Dalits into Islam at Meenakshipuram in 1981. Nearly 150 Dalit family members were converted to Islam. With such incident having attracted nationwide attention, the then BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited the village, while the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had deputed a Central minister to the village.

Prolonged caste oppression and police atrocities were the main factors for mass conversion, the Dalit leader said. He said he was wondering why people following Dr Ambedkar had not embraced Buddhism, as done by their leader. “The question was lingering in my mind. Hence I decided to study about the conversions. Initially, I proposed to do research ‘on police atrocities’ that led to the mass conversion.

However, his guide, Dr K Chokalingam, former VC of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, suggested that he look at the issues from the minds of the people who were converted to Islam. Based on his suggestion, the research work was done, not only as a theoretical sociological study, but also an empirical one.

Amidst his busy schedule, the leader visited Meenakshipuram on three different occasions and met the people personally. He also met local leaders and others in the village.

Before venturing into the study, he consulted large volumes of literature, including legislative assembly proceedings, official, police and media reports. He met all the family members and handed over questionnaires and their response and reports helped him to complete the work, the VCK leader noted.

In September last, Thirumavalavan made two presentations on ‘Religion and conversion’ and ‘Victimological perspective of Meenakshipuram conversion’ before faculty members and academicians in Madurai Kamaraj University.

After attending the public vivo-voce at the University on August 24, the MSU has issued the PhD provisional certificate to him for the degree of doctorate of philosophy in Criminology subject.

Thirumavalavan also pointed out that he was awarded the doctoral degree by the University for his methodical research on the religious conversions at Meenakshipuram. In his study, he concludes, “conversions in Meenakshipuram changed the livelihood of the people, both economically and socially.”

“After 37 years, their life has been changed for better. They are economically better and majority of them have concrete houses. I also found the second generation of the converted families to be treated as born Muslims,” the leader said.

Denying the role of Arab money in the conversions, he said “the families have come out of the social stigma and stratification imposed on them by the caste system”. “The converted men are called as ‘bhai’ by others, which gives a sense of equality and dignity for them,” Thirumavalavan added.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts' release issue not referred to Centre: Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan
The Governor Banwarilal Purohit said a decision on the issue would be taken in a just and fair manner in accordance with the Constitution.

Published: 15th September 2018 12:52 PM

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan (File Photo)

By PTI

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit denied Saturday reports in a section of media that he had forwarded to the Centre the state government's recommendation to release all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

The Governor said a decision on the issue would be taken in a "just and fair manner" in accordance with the Constitution.

"A section of media has been reporting that in the matter of the release of the convicted prisoners undergoing life imprisonment for involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a reference has been made to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India," a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan said.

Also, some television channels have been holding debates on this "assumption", it said.

"It is clarified that no reference has been made to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the matter. The case is a complex one and involves the examination of legal, administrative and constitutional issues," the statement by Joint Director-Public Relations of the Raj Bhavan said.

Noting that voluminous records on the matter were being received from the state government, the Raj Bhavan said court judgments on connected matters were handed over to it only on September 14.

"All efforts will be taken to process the papers scrupulously. Necessary consultation may be carried out, when required, in due course. The decision will be taken in a just and fair manner and in accordance with the Constitution," the Raj Bhavan said.

On September 9, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet had recommended the release of all the seven Rajiv case convicts, including Nalini and her husband Sriharan alias Murugan.

All the seven prisoners are in jail since 1991.

Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a blast at an election rally in Sriperumbudur near here on May 21, 1991.

Fourteen others, including Dhanu, the assassin, were also killed.

Tamil outfits Friday claimed that Purohit had sent the recommendation to the Centre for its advice and Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi announced a protest demonstration on September 26 in this regard.

UGC invites institutions for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications from higher education institutions for participation under the second phase of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

Published: 15th September 2018 05:44 AM

UGC head office at New Delhi.(Photo | PTI)

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications from higher education institutions for participation under the second phase of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to involve higher education institutions in the indigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters for inclusive India.

With the intention of enriching rural India, selected institutions are expected to customise the available technology and develop new technology, as per the local needs, and improve the implementation of existing government programmes.

It was aimed at getting most of the country’s higher education institutions in the inclusive development of villages, in collaboration with district authorities, through social, managerial and technological interventions through their faculty and students.

In the recent national conference of vice-chancellors and directors, it was resolved that all higher education institutions would associate themselves actively in implementing UBA, UGC said in a letter to V-Cs of universities.

Institutions can apply online at unnat.iitd.ac.in before September 20. Selection of institutions will be done on challenge mode and results will be announced on October 2. Any recognised higher education institution already involved in development activities, have at least 500 students (excluding first and final year students), and have at least two faculty members involved in development activities in rural areas, are eligible to participate in the UBA scheme. MHRD will assist in training and gap-funding for technical solutions.

In the first phase, 426 technical institutions and 262 non-technical institutions were selected for the programme.

Noble aim

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship programme of MHRD to involve higher education institutions inindigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters for inclusive India

Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit assures a ‘just and fair’ decision
The decision will be taken in a just and fair manner in accordance with the Constitution,” the Raj Bhavan added.

Published: 16th September 2018 04:46 AM 

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit (File | PTI)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: A week after the Tamil Nadu Cabinet recommended release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the office of Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday promised ‘a just and fair decision’ in this issue in accordance with the Constitution.

A Raj Bhavan communication in this regard also denied reports that a reference was made to the Union Home Ministry on the release of convicts. “The records which are voluminous, are being received from the State government, with the connected judgments having been handed over to Raj Bhavan on Friday (Sep 14) only.

The case is a complex one and involves the examination of legal, administrative and constitutional issues. All efforts will be taken to process the papers scrupulously. Necessary consultation may be carried out... in due course. The decision will be taken in a just and fair manner in accordance with the Constitution,” the Raj Bhavan added.