[Resolved]  Southern Railways — refund of penalty collected during travel

Address:

Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu

I traveled from Chengalpattu to Trichy along with my wife j. sulochana, daughter j.malarvizhi, son j.arul on 26/12/2011 by T.No. 16127. The travelling ticket was booked thro` TATKAL system. During travel, the chief ticket inspector asked me to show the original voter ID card but i show the photocopy of that one. It was rejected and then i show my wife`s voter ID card photocopy but was rejected. He insisted me to show the original voter ID of mine which is printed on the travelling ticket. I explained him that as a senior citizen I am not in position to carry any original documents as there is chance to lost it or may be theft. But all are rejected and he told me to pay the fine of 1960/- or otherwise face the criminal action at the railway court at some station after the Villupuram junction.
We are travelling in emergency to trichy and to be return to kanchipuram immediately. So I am compelled to pay the fine of 1960/- without doing any wrong. Please do needful action to make the refund of the penalty amount.