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Bhubaneswar: The Chairman of Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) has ordered for the Special Benches of Railway Claims Tribunals to inquire into and decide on the compensation claims of the victims of the recent Kalinga Utkal Express & Kaifiyat Express accidents so that compensation can be handed over immediately without any delays.
18477 Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express had derailed on August 19, 2017 and 12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express on August 23, 2017 in Uttar Pradesh. The Special Benches will be held at RCT Headquarters at 13/15 Mall Road, Delhi and also at five other places viz. Ghaziabad, Bhopal, Lucknow, Jaipur and Bhubaneswar from 11th September to 15th September, 2017 from 1100hrs (11.00A.M) to 1500hrs (03.00P.M), sources in East Coast Railway said.
Accordingly, RCT/Bhubaneswar will hold a Special Bench at Odisha Forest Development Corporation Limited Building (2nd Floor), Plot Number- A/84, Kharavela Nagar, Unit-III, Bhubaneswar-1 as per the timing and date mentioned above.
The person who has sustained injuries or suffered any loss, an agent authorised by the victim on his behalf, guardian of the victim in case of minor or the dependant of the deceased in the above accidents can file the application for compensation with all relevant identity proofs in original like Aadhar Card, Voter Identity Card, Ration Card, Family Register, Residential proof and other relevant documents.
Ms Kalinga