Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987–Sec. 23–Railways Act, 1989–Secs. 2(17), 72, 73 & 78–Charge of penal freight and penalty for extra loading–Appeal against–Dismissed by Tribunal–Appellants loaded two tonnes extra goods in every CRT–Document Ex.P. 3 revealing that it bears the signatures of the station master and indicating in his handwriting providing for two tonnes enhanced in each wagon–Concerned station master subsequently deposed in favor of appellant as he had already been retired from service–He raised diagonally opposite contentions–Station master cannot be held authorized to vary the permissible carrying capacity of a wagon as such power vests in the General Manager of Zonal Railway–Held, a charge of penal freight was justified.
