Jharkhand High Court orders Rs 8 lakh compensation in train death case

Ranchi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the Railways to pay Rs 8 lakh in compensation to the family of a man who died after falling from a train, ruling that the absence of a railway ticket on the deceased's body was not, by itself, sufficient ground to reject the claim. The court also directed payment of six per cent annual interest on the compensation from the date of filing the claim application until payment. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi passed the order while allowing an appeal filed by the family of Banmali Gop, setting aside the Railway…