Supreme Court Directs Railways to 'Mandatorily' Extend Insurance Cover to Counter Tickets From October 27

Supreme Court directs Railways to 'mandatorily' extend insurance cover to counter tickets from October 27

The court said offline ticket insurance was crucial for economically disadvantaged passengers who often buy tickets at railway counters.

Supreme Court makes insurance mandatory for all train tickets from Oct 27

Supreme Court railway insurance, railway ticket insurance mandatory: The top court also expressed “utter disappointment” over the lack of progress on safety measures, including Kavach, train track fencing, and foot overbridges.

Supreme Court orders insurance for all counter-booked train tickets from October 27

The petition sought an inquiry into the crash, which the petitioner attributed to the non-implementation of the Kavach safety system.