The Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) chairman has ordered for Special Benches of RCT to inquire into and decide the compensation claims of the victims of the recent Kalinga Utkal Express mishap so that compensation can be handed over immediately without any delay.
The Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express derailed on August 19, 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 like Ghaziabad, Bhopal, lucknow, Jaipur and Bhubaneswar from September 11 to 15, 2017 from 11 am to 3 pm
Accordingly, RCT Bhubaneswar will hold a Special Bench at Odisha Forest Development Corporation limited Building (2nd Floor), Plot Number- A/84, Kharavel Nagar, Unit-III, Bhubaneswar-1 as per the timing and date mentioned above.
The person who has sustained the injury or suffered any loss, any agent authorised by the victim on his behalf, guardian of the victim in case of minor or the dependant of the deceased resulted from the above accident can file the application for compensation with all relevant identity proofs in original like Aadhar Card, Voter Identity Card, Ration Card, Family Register, Resident Proof including other relevant documents.