NOTICE TO RAILWAY FOR CLAIM OF LIABILITIES IN TORT

Registered A.D.
................................... 
................................... 
................................... 
Date   ............................ 

TO ,

The General Manager,                                       
 ....................... Railways, 
....................... 

Dear Sir, 

Notice under section 78B, Indian Railways Act, 1890 I, hereby give you notice of my claim for damages for liabilities in tort as required by section 78B of the Indian Railways Act, 1890. 

1.	I purchased a II nd AC Class ticket No. ....................... at ....................... Rly. station on the Railway for a journey from ....................... to ....................... by ....................... and was given berth No. ................... in II nd AC class compartment. 

2.	On ................. at about ...................... hours, the train, while it was between ....................... and ....................... met with an accident with ...................... mail due to careless and negligent driving by the employees of the Railway and I met with a serious accident and grievously hurt for which I had to be admitted in ................ hospital ....................... for about one month.

3.	I had suffered a loss of Rs. ....................... which I am entitled to recover from the Union of India, owning and administering the aforesaid ....................... Railway as per particulars of claim given below. 

4.	Please note that unless the said sum of Rs. ....................... is paid to me within 30 days from the date of receipt of this notice, I shall file a suit against the Union of India after service of statutory notice under section 80, Code of Civil Procedure. 

Particulars of claim 

(i) Medical expenses                              		        	Rs  ..................... 
(ii) Physical and mental agony caused by injury   	Rs  ..................... (iii) Loss of salary for 1 month as an 
officer in ...…………...................               		Rs....................... (iv) Other costs                                  			Rs....................... 

Total         		Rs......................

Yours faithfully, 

.......................