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| Circular number | No. 2023/TC-III/44/29 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2024-02-20 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | claims |
| Directorate | Traffic Commercial |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
section (1) is— (a) perishable in nature, sell at once; or (b) not perishable in nature, sell, by public auction, such consignment or part thereof, as may be 1643525/2023/TC-IV File No. 2023/TC-III/44/29 (Computer No. 3450382) Generated from eOffice by VIPIN GUPTA, CCI (VG), CCI, Traffic Commercial Dte on 20/02/2024 05:02 pm 11 Receipt of articles in lost property office.— The staff of the lost property office should
1643525/2023/TC-IV File No. 2023/TC-III/44/29 (Computer No. 3450382) Generated from eOffice by VIPIN GUPTA, CCI (VG), CCI, Traffic Commercial Dte on 20/02/2024 05:02 pm 1 1643525/2023/TC-IV File No. 2023/TC-III/44/29 (Computer No. 3450382) Generated from eOffice by VIPIN GUPTA, CCI (VG), CCI, Traffic Commercial Dte on 20/02/2024 05:02 pm 2 12/12/2023, 12:46 CHAPTER XXtt LOST PROPERTY AND UNCLAIMED CONSIGN https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch22_data.htm 1/11 CHAPTER XXII LOST PROPERTY AND UNCLAIMED CONSIGNMENTS 2201. Examination of empty carriages at terminal stations.—All empty carriages of the incoming trains should be carefully checked at terminal stations by a responsible member of the station staff along with a representative of the Railway Protection Force, to see if any property has been left behind by the passengers. Any article found shall be deposited with the Station Master. 2202. Lost, unclaimed and unbooked articles found in carriages or at stations or on the line.—If articles of lost or unclaimed property, other than booked consignments, are deposited by any person, the Station Master should take over and grant receipts for such articles, an inventory being taken when necessary without undue delay, and attested by the person making over the property. 2203. Check and registration of lost properly at stations.—(a) All lost or unbooked articles found in railway vehicles or in station premises or on the track by or made over to station staff, should immediately by entered in the lost property register in Form Com| L-18. Each article should be entered separately with full particulars of its description, masks, actual weight, approximate value (if this can be ascertained), etc. In the case of boxes, bags, etc., an inventory of the contents should be taken in triplicate, in the presence of an official of the Railway Protection Force or Government Railway Police and in case there are no such officials, in the presence of two members of the station staff. After the inventory has been attested by all the officials witnessing its preparation, one copy should be pasted in the lost property register, one copy kept inside the box, bag or any other container containing the articles, and one copy should be made over to the official of the Police or Railway Protection Force, witnessing the preparation of the inventory for his record. The articles should then properly repacked to the original conditioned sealed with the station seal to avoid damage and pilferage. (b) Packages hermetically sealed or known to contain articles, such as photographic material etc. which are liable to deteriorate when exposed to atmosphere, should not be opened. (c) Each article or package deposited with the Station Master as lost property should be labeled with the serial number of its entry in the lost property register. 2204. Restoration of lost property to owners.—All lost property should, if claimed and identified to the satisfaction of the Station Master, be delivered to the owner on obtaining an application from him. Full address of the claimant must be noted in the lost property register and his signature obtained therein in token of the receipt of the articles. The Station Master himself also should make all possible efforts to restore lost property to the rightful owners, advantage being taken of any clues as to ownership found from the contents of the packages, etc. 2205. If the Station Master has any doubt about the ownership of the lost property, delivery should only be made after obtaining the orders if the Divisional Commercial Superintendent, to whom the matter should be referred to with full details. 2206. In cases where packages are found at the station, having been left behind by the rail user and are returned to the passenger without being sent to the Lost Property Office, no charge need be recovered and package should be gracefully returned to the passenger without any
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