[Resolved]  Indian Railways — Dual allotment of Berth - Reg.

Sir,

For worshipping Shiradi Sai Baba, from Chennai, I have booked a SL Ticket for Traine No.1042 on 09.07.08 for myself and 4 of my friends. On 09.07.08 morning, the status of our ticket was that the first 3 passengers berth were confirmed. For Passenger 4 & 5, the position was RAC 71 in Coach No.S3. Everything was fine upto this.

After boarding the Train, the TTR allotted Berth Nos.8 & 10 in Coach No.S1 and advised me to leave RAC 71 in S3 Coach. So, we have occupied our seats in S1 Coach. At about 2100 hours, when i requested the co-passengers for middle birth(which is No.8), I was surprised to see that the other person was claiming to be his seat. To my utter shock, he showed a Confirmed Tatkal Ticket for Seat Nos.8 & 9 in his favour. After an hour's search, I understood that a TTR is available at S7 Coach. The responsible TTRs told me that "the train is already nearing Guntakkal and we are leaving out of the train and so I can lodge a complaint to the TTR who will be boarding the Train at Guntakkal, at 1030 pm. So, I was sitting at Coach S7 for the incoming TTR.

When the train stopped at Guntakkal, at around 1030 p.m., two TTRs boarded the Coach. When I told that I was neither permitted to occupy RAC 71 in Coach S3 as listed in the Chart nor to occupy Seat No.8 at Coach No.S1, the TTR simply said, HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING AND I HAVE TO FORGO BOTH RAC & CONFIRMED BERTH!!!???

I request the authorities concerned, TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN, to advise me, what sort of compensation I CAN avail of, due to the stress, strain, mental agony and ill-treatment of my sitting near Toilets of SL Coach, sleeplessly, as if i am a ticketless traveller?

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

[R. TAMIL YOGANATHAN]
PLOT NO.1588, 10TH MAIN ROAD, RAM NAGAR(SOUTH), MADIPAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 091