Railway Ministry enhances passengers waiting list cap from 25 to 60 per cent for AC classes
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI): The Railway Ministry has enhanced the limit on passengers' waiting list from 25 per cent to 60 per cent for all AC classes and 30 per cent for non-AC classes by a fresh order issued on Saturday.
The order to cap the waiting list of passengers of all classes at 25 per cent was originally issued on April 17 to all zones as well as the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS).
The CRIS amended the reservation system and implemented it from June 16.
"Just 12 days after implementing the order to cap all waiting list at 25 per cent of the total seats/berths of travelling classes, the ministry realised its mistake and almost reversed its decision," said a senior ministry official requesting anonymity.
"The matter has been reviewed and in super cession of the earlier instruction dated 17.04.2025 it has been decided that the maximum current waiting list limits will be revised to 60 per cent and 30 per cent of the redefined capacity of each class available at originating as well as roadside stations for air-conditioned and non air-conditioned classes respectively," said the circular issued by the Railway Ministry on Saturday.
"This logic will also be applicable for issuing of waitlisted tickets from remote locations as well as tickets booked under Tatkal scheme," it added.
The new circular stated that this waiting list limit shall, however, not be applicable to the tickets issued on concessional fares, warrants etc.
"To enable issuing of waiting list tickets from the remote locations having zero defined berths, some waiting list limit shall be pre-defined based on demand pattern," it said.
PTI had earlier reported that the ministry's decision to limit the passenger waiting list to 25 per cent of the capacity of each class was flagged by the reservation supervisors, ticket booking clerks and some senior commercial officers as uneconomical for the railways and inconvenient for passengers.
The withdrawal order, released on Saturday evening, asked all principal chief commercial managers to take note of the change and CRIS to make necessary changes in the reservation system.
According to the previous circular of 2013, the waiting list cap on berths/ seats of first AC/EC and 2 AC classes was 30 and 100 respectively.
Similarly, the first class, 3AC/Chair Car and sleeper class had 30, 300 and 400 waiting limits, respectively.
"It is good that the ministry has reviewed the April 17 circular as it was a wrong move and was hurting the interest of Railways as well as passengers. There is a need to enhance the cap on non-AC class as well," a senior railway official said.
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HC orders preservation of Sunjay Kapur's assets on plea by Karisma Kapoors' children
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed preservation of the assets of late Sunjay Kapur, ruling that all "suspicious circumstances" raised by the industrialist's children from his marriage with actor Karisma Kapoor have to be completely removed by his third wife, Priya Kapur, before the acceptance of his purported last will.
Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order on an application filed by Karisma Kapoor's children to restrain Priya Kapur from alienating their father's assets, reportedly worth Rs 30,000 crore.
The interim application was filed in a suit by the children, challenging their late father's purported will of his assets.
"Having heard and on examination of the material on record, I have the considered view that all legitimate suspicious circumstances raised by the plaintiffs will have to be completely removed by defendant number one (Priya Kapur) before the document is accepted as the last will," the judge said.
"Plaintiffs have made out a prima-facie case that the assets which are subject matter need to be protected, preserved, pending disposal of the suit," she added.
Justice Singh ordered that the equity shareholdings in the three Indian companies of the deceased cannot be changed and also restrained the disposal of his personal effects, including artwork.
The court said if the assets are not preserved and Priya Kapur ultimately fails to prove the validity and genuineness of the will, the deceased's children from his marriage with Karisma Kapoor -- his second wife -- and his mother Rani Kapur would be deprived of their legitimate shares.
"I have restrained from alienating, transferring, pledging, liquidating or in any other manner changing the equity shareholdings in the three Indian companies. I have restrained from withdrawing the PF amount. I have restrained from withdrawing monies from the three accounts except to the extent of discharging liabilities towards the children," the judge said.
The court clarified that it has not passed the order with respect to immovable foreign assets.
A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited.
Sunjay Kapur died on June 12, 2025, after collapsing during a polo match in England. He had reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
