Every day lakhs of people travel by train in India. Train is the most reliable and cheapest means of travel for weddings, travelling, work or meeting family. The best thing about train travel is that you can book multiple tickets at the same time with your family or friends. But it often happens that when you book tickets for 4 to 5 people, not all their tickets are confirmed. In such a situation, the question arises that if there are five people in the same family and the tickets of only three of them are confirmed, then can the remaining people travel in the train, will TTE remove them from the train and what will be the penalty? So let us know if there are 5 people in the family but only three tickets are confirmed, then how can the rest travel.

How does the ticket booking system work in Railways?

When you take tickets for 4-5 people in a single booking, a PNR number is generated for your ticket. This PNR is a record of all your ticket information. This includes who all are travelling, in which train, seat number and coach, dates of journey. In such a situation, if you booked tickets for five people. Out of these, some tickets get confirmed and some go in the waiting list, so earlier the rule was that if some tickets on the same PNR were confirmed and some were in waiting, then everyone could board the train. Waitlisted passengers may not be able to get a seat, but could travel in the train and the TTE would not deboard them. But now Railways has changed the rules.

What are the new rules for those with waiting tickets?

Now Railways has made it clear that only those passengers whose ticket is confirmed can travel in the train. Waiting list passengers cannot board sleeper or AC coaches. If your ticket status is still waiting even after charting, you cannot travel in that coach. If you board the train without a confirmed ticket, TTE can deboard you from the train and fine or legal action can also be taken.

What to do if 3 out of 5 tickets are confirmed?

If there are 5 people in your family and after ticket booking, 3 tickets are confirmed and 2 are left in waiting list, then waiting list passengers, if the ticket is converted to RAC, then you can board the train. RAC means that your seat will be shared with someone. If the ticket is still waiting after chart preparation, then you cannot board the train directly. Apart from this, you can buy general tickets by going to the station. You can book general tickets from UTS app. Boarding the train without a ticket or waiting ticket is against the rules and TTE can take action.

IRCTC and waiting ticket

If you book a ticket online and it is not confirmed, then IRCTC auto-cancels that ticket and refunds the money. This means that you do not need to cancel the ticket yourself. If a passenger in the train cancels the journey and the seat becomes vacant, then TTE can give the seat to a waiting passenger.

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In a historic decision, the Supreme Court acquitted a Railway Ticket Examiner (TTE) who was accused of taking a bribe of Rs 50 three decades ago. This verdict proves that even if there is a delay in getting justice, the truth ultimately prevails. The court said that the late officer VM Saudagar was innocent and his family should be given pension and other service benefits within three months.

In May 1988, TTE VM Saudagar, who was on duty in the Dadar–Nagpur Express, was accused by the Railway Vigilance Team of demanding a bribe of Rs 50 from three passengers for allotment of seats. The department registered a case and started investigation and removed him from the job in 1996. This was the very moment when the life of an honest officer completely changed.

Journey from CAT to Supreme Court

After the dismissal, Saudagar presented his case in the Central Administrative Tribunal. In 2002, the tribunal said there was no concrete evidence to prove the bribery allegations and his service should be reinstated, but the Railways challenged this order in the Bombay High Court. The matter remained stuck for years and in the meantime the merchant passed away. The family still did not give up and approached the Supreme Court in the hope of justice.

Supreme Court’s stance is no crime if there is no evidence

A two-member bench of the Supreme Court reviewed the records in detail and found that the investigation was incomplete. The statements of the passengers cannot be trusted because the testimony of one of them was not taken and the other two also did not confirm any bribe. The court also held that the dealer had only told the passengers that he would return the amount after completing the inspection of other coaches, which is the normal procedure of the Railways. On this basis the court said that the dismissal was unfair and illegal.

The family will get full rights

The judgment made it clear that all pending financial benefits, pension and gratuity should be given immediately to Saudagar’s heirs. The court emphasized that when there is no concrete evidence against an employee, then action taken merely on the basis of suspicion is not justice but injustice.

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More than 2.5 crore people travel by train daily in India. This is the reason why the train is called the lifeline of the country. People depend on trains from everyday work to long trips. But most of the passengers do not know what their rights are during the journey.

Many times people silently tolerate the wrong behavior of TTE or railway staff. Because they do not know whether they can oppose it or not. Actually, passengers have some important rights under the law. Those who can also take action on ignoring. Let us tell you what rights do passengers have during train journey.

You can send TTE to jail

If you have booked a valid ticket by getting a reservation to travel to the train and you are traveling in a sleeper or AC coach. So TTE cannot remove you from your seat. Nor can he talk to you wrongly. It is wrong to do so and you can complain against it. You can give information about 139 by calling or through rail help app.

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If TTE picked up the disgrace or seat. So strict action can be taken against him. It can be suspended if needed. Not only this, if TTE breaks the rules. So he can be sent to jail. Railway rules give full rights to the passengers that they can raise their voice if they go wrong with them. And can get a complaint filed.

You can complain about these things

Apart from this, while traveling in the train, if you have any kind of problem. So you can complain about him. For example, if your seat is broken or food is bad. Or the blanket is dirty. So all this can be reported. If you do not work, the charging point is bad or there is too much dirt in the coach, it is your right to complain.

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Apart from this, if any passenger is breaking the rules. As you are drinking alcohol, running music in loud voice or abusing. So you can also report it. For this, you can call 139 or send a complaint immediately using the rail help app. During the journey, you must use your rights if needed.

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