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Supreme Court asks Railways to reconsider term ‘second class passenger’: ‘Offensive to Constitution spirit’

Hindustan Times •July 18, 2026

The SC judgment also focused on the problem of overcrowding in trains, which the bench described as a regular occurrence.

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