Hon. L.K. Advani visited Comma Patients Photographs

We have opened BOMB BLAST CLAIM – HELP CENTER to help, guide, support and get claim from the Railway authorities/Railway Tribunal and the Government to the victims of 11^th July 2006 bomb blast.  3 advocates have agreed to work on honorary basis (free of cost).  We have helped to get 73 affected persons of Mulund Bomb Blast (13^th March 2003).

Request to consider the following points :

Ø      The claimant has to file the claim directly before the Railway Officer, Railway Claims Tribunal and the Collector.

Ø     Initially, simple application is to be submitted/ faxed to :  

i)  Mr. O.P. Kala                                                               ii)   Mr. Thakre

    Chief Claims Officer / Chief Claims Manager            Dy. Collector

    Bomb Blast - Special Cell (Accident Cell)                   Mumbai Suburban Dist.

    Western Railway Headquarters                                    Kala Nagar,

    Churchgate Station Building, 2^nd Floor                        Bandra (E),

    Mumbai                                                                              Mumbai 400 051

    Phone No.022-22012138/ 22035516                          Phone No. 26556799/

    Fax No.022-22082808                                                    Fax No. 26556805

     iii)  Mr. S.S. Bhise

   Residency Deputy Collector

   Collector Office, Court Naka,

   Thane (W).

   Tel No. 25345130

Following be included in the application :

--  Name, address, telephone No. of the affected person, relative to be given in the  

    application

--  Details of the incident/accident along with the train be given

--  Name of the hospital along with details of the injury

Ø      Officers for Government and Railway will contact you in person. 

Ø      Our office, Help Center will also contact you.

Ø      After few weeks, an official claim will have to be filed with the Railway Claim Tribunal in   

         detail form – Form 3 will be available in the Help Center office/will be sent to you on 

         request.  

Ø     Officials from the Claim Tribunal and also from my office will contact you for further   guidance.  After simple verification, ex-gratia payment will be released immediately.  

Ø     Subsequently, they will help you to file detailed claim to be filed with the Railway Claim Tribunal for total compensation :  

Ø     Railway Claims Tribunal  (Mumbai & Thane)

180/P, DeMello Road,

Mumbai 400 001

Fax No.022-22623916

Scale of compensation  

i)    Railway Claims Tribunal             ii)  Railway Ministry       iii)  Maharashtra Govt.

Ø      Death - Rs.4 lacs.                             Death - Rs.5 Lacs          Death - Rs.1 Lac

Ø      Major Injury - Rs.3 lacs.                                                              Injury - Rs.50,000/-

Ø      Injury – Rs.1 lac

Honorary legal panel :

Adv Ashwini Teredesai - 9892047149, Adv Deepak Padwal  26400618

                Adv.  Rajendra Parkar 9821107181  

For any further information and guidance, request to contact :

Helpline Nos. : Ms Prapti/Sulekha – 9869220030 # 25644151 # 25644022 – Fax : 25647432 

E-mail : kirit@vsnl.in -   Website www.kiritsomaiya.com

BJP Office: Barracks opp. LIC – Yogakshema, Off Nariman Point

sd/-

Dr. KIRIT SOMAIYA

Ex Member of Parliament

NOTE: 

Bomb Blast victims eligible for 3 types of support in addition to normal insurance cover:

Ø      Compensation form Railway Claim Tribunal

Ø      State Govt. Financial Support upto Rs. 1 Lac  

Ø      Railway Minister special support of Rs. 5 Lacs for Death 

Insurance cover payment shall be separate from the above.

Help Center will provide help and support for all the above.

Ø      For State Govt. help - Application will be required to be submitted to Tahsildar / 

         Collector Office

Ø      For Railway Minister Special Support of Rs. 5 Lacs - Application to be submitted 

          to Chief Commercial Manager and/or Chief Relation Officer, Western Railway, 

          Churchgate.