TOP LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK [20-26 July, 2026] | From the Education Minister’s Resignation to Children’s Fundamental Right to Play
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
Railways Act
“Victims Wait Years for Justice”: Bombay HC Calls for Special Appellate Tribunal for Motor Accident & Railway Compensation Appeals
“The huge pendency in the High Court results in these appeals being disposed of after at least 8 to 10 years from the date of filing, and this again results in severe prejudice to the claimants.”
Railway employee travelling on Privilege Pass held bona fide passenger; Bombay HC grants Rs 3 lakh compensation despite missing journey entries
“Merely because an employee holding a valid pass fails to mention details himself, it cannot be held that he was travelling without a valid pass.”
“Railways must equally protect lives of passengers in general class and higher classes”: MP HC grants relief to man who lost both legs in train accident due to overcrowding
“The value of human life does not vary with the category of ticket purchased. Every passenger, irrespective of class, is entitled to the same standard of safety, care, and vigilance from the Railways.”
Bombay HC grants compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to father and mother of a man who died by accidentally falling from a local train
Appellants clearly discharged the initial burden to show that the deceased was carrying a valid monthly pass and was a bonafide passenger and that the pass must have been lost in the untoward incident.
Rajasthan High Court stays acquisition of land for new railway line in Rajsamand District
The petitioners alleged that the objections were decided without affording them a proper opportunity of hearing, relying solely on a newspaper notice.
‘Accident took place due to driver’s negligence’; Gauhati HC sets aside order directing Railways to pay compensation
Section 161 of the Railways Act, 1989 makes it compulsory for the drivers of every vehicle crossing an unmanned level crossing, to stop and to observe whether any train is coming, before crossing the level crossing, but in the present case, the driver failed to do so.
Income Tax on Compulsory Acquisition Under the NHAI Act
by Somesh Jain*
Chhattisgarh HC affirms that offence under S. 143(2) of Railways Act is a bailable offence
Chhattisgarh High Court: Recently, the High Court had to deal with the bail application of accused charged under S. 143(2) of the