UP: Advocate wins 22-year legal battle against Indian Railways for overcharging Rs 20

Aug 13, 2022

Mathura (UP), Aug 13 (ANI): An Advocate of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh has won a 22-year case against Indian Railways for overcharging him by Rs 20. He was overcharged at Mathura station in 1999 when he was making his way towards Moradabad. He said that he was forced to seek legal remedy after his complaint was not addressed. Speaking to ANI, Advocate Tungnath Chaturvedi said, “In 1999, I bought 2 tickets which amounted to Rs 70 but clerk took Rs 90. I was forced to seek legal remedy. After a 22-year-long fight, the court ruled in my favour, asking railways to pay me Rs 15,000.”