Overview
- The Court asked why accident insurance is offered only to passengers who buy tickets online and not to offline buyers.
- Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K. Vinod Chandran directed immediate prioritization of track and railway crossing safety.
- Indian Railways was told to file an improved affidavit centered on these two safety areas and to explain the insurance distinction.
- Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee was asked to take instructions and report the rationale behind the differing insurance coverage.
- The matter, arising from a railway accident compensation case flagged by Amicus Curiae Shikhil Suri, is listed for further hearing on January 13, 2026.