Bhubaneswar, Jan. 30 -- In a landmark judgment reinforcing passenger rights, Indian Railways has been directed to pay Rs 9.10 lakh as compensation to a student from Uttar Pradesh who missed a crucial entrance examination due to a train delay of over two hours.

The order was passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Basti, concluding a prolonged seven-year legal battle fought by the student against the Railways.

The case dates back to 2018, when the student, identified as Samriddhi, was travelling to Lucknow to appear for a BSc Biotechnology entrance examination at Jai Narayan PG College. She had boarded an intercity superfast train, trusting the official schedule. However, the train was delayed by more than two ho...