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Levy of Punitive Charge for overloading when excess load is adjusted at the serving station

TC-1/2006/108/4 · 2006-06-13

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Circular number	TC-1/2006/108/4
File number	TC-1/2006/108/4
Date	2006-06-13
Type	Railway Board Rates Circular / Letter
Topic	freight
Directorate	Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Official source	nfr.indianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Levy of Punitive Charge for overloading when excess load is adjusted at the serving station shall be levied if the customer carries out load adjustment at the originating station itself in case

Text of the circular

Government of India (भारत सरकार) Ministry of Railways( रेल मंत्रालय) (Railway 80810) (रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. TC-I/2006/108/4 New Delhi, dt. | 3 .06.2016

Chief Commercial Manager(FM) South Eastern Railway, Kolkatta.

Sub: Levy of Punitive Charge for overloading when excess load is adjusted at the serving station.

Ref: (i) Gazette Notification dt.17.10.2012

(ii) Board’s letter No. TC-I/2006/108/4 dt.24.10.2008

(iii) Rates Master Circular/Weighment/2014/0 dt.11.07.2014

(iv) SER’s letter No.RA.47/1005/XI dt.04.03.2016

Please refer to SER’s letter under reference(iv) wherein inter alia referring to Gazette Notification dt.15.06.2007 & dt.17.10.2012 and Board’s letter No.TC-I/2006/108/4 dt.24.10.2008, a clarification has been sought regarding levy of Punitive Charges when load adjustment of an overloaded rake is done at associate weighbridge point located at the serving station of a siding.

The matter has been examined and it is to state that there is no change in the rules prescribed vide Rule 3 of Railways(Punitive Charge for overloading of wagon) Rules notified —_ Gazette Notification dt.15.06.2007 & dt.17.10.2012. It stipulates that no punitive charge shall be levied if the customer carries out load adjustment at the originating station itself in case of detection of overloading at originating point.

Vide Board’s letter No.TC-I/2006/108/4 dt.24.10.2008, it has been clarified that Punitive Charge will not be levied only when load adjustment is done at the originating station including

serving station, if any.

It is to state that the aforesaid clarification still holds good and the same has been

incorporated in the Rates Master Circular under reference(iii).

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(Lata Kumari) Director, Traffic Commercial(Rates) Railway Board

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