Chandigarh, March 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has advised the Railways to consider charging of a nominal amount as insurance premium at the time of booking of a railway ticket.

"...the quantum of litigation that gets generated from untoward incidents involving railways, the government needs to explore the possibility of having railway passengers insured compulsorily charging a nominal premium amount at the time the ticket is purchased," the bench of justice Pankaj Jain said while dealing with an appeal against the decision of a Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench.

"Such exercise shall not only ease out the burden on public exchequer especially the railways department but the same shall also ensure semblance of sort of ...