Railways Act, 1989
126. Interim relief by railway administration.
(1) Where a person who has made an application for compensation
under section 125 desires to be paid interim relief, he may apply to the
railway administration for payment of interim relief along with a copy of the
application made under that section.
(2) Where, on the receipt of an application made under
sub-section (1) and after making such inquiry as it may deem fit, the railway
administration is satisfied that circumstances exist which requires relief to
be afforded to the applicant immediately, it may, pending determination by the Claims
Tribunal of the actual amount of compensation payable under section 124 4[or
section 124A] pay to any person who has sustained the injury or suffered any
loss, or where death has resulted form the accident, to any dependant of the
deceased, such sum as it consider reasonable for affording such relief, so
however, that the sum paid shall not exceed the amount of compensation payable
at such rates as may be prescribed.
(3) The railway administration shall, as soon as may be, after
making an order regarding payment of interim relief under sub-section (2), send
a copy thereof to the Claims Tribunal.
(4) Any sum paid by the railway administration under sub-section
(2) shall be taken into account by the Claims Tribunal while determining the
amount of compensation payable.