On October 17, 2025, the Madhya Pradesh High Court provided relief to the parents of the Late Gurmeet Singh by ruling that the Indian Railways could be held liable for contributory negligence if overcrowding caused by ticketless travellers results in the death of a legitimate paying passenger like Gurmeet Singh.

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The high court said that the railways failed in their duty of supervision and safety by allowing unauthorised people to board the train for travelling, and this failure doesn’t absolve the railways from its responsibility to provide compensation.

An overview of the unfortunate incident The case details reveal that on November 11, 2006, as it was reported to the police that

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