law: The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987
  13. Jurisdiction, powers and
  
  authority of Claims Tribunal
  1.  The
  
  Claims Tribunal shall exercise, on and from the appointed day, all such
  
  jurisdiction, powers and authority as were exercisable immediately before that
  
  day by any civil court or a Claims Commissioner appointed under the provisions
  
  of the Railways Act,-
  a.  
  
    Relating
  
  to the responsibility of the railway administrations as carriers under Chapter
  
  VII of the Railways Act in respect of claims for-
   
  
   i.  
  
    Compensation
  
  for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of animals or
  
  goods entrusted to a railway administration for carriage by railway;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    Compensation
  
  pay able under section 82A of the Railways Act or the rules made there under;
  
  and
  a.  
  b.  
  
    in
  
  respect of the claims for refund of fares or part there of or for refund of any
  
  freight paid in respect of animals or goods entrusted to a railway
  
  administration to be carried by railway.
  1A.  
  
    [The
  
  Claims Tribunal shall also exercise, on and from the date of commencement of
  
  the provisions of section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), all such
  
  jurisdiction, powers and authority as were exercisable immediately before that
  
  date by any civil court in respect of claims for compensation now payable by
  
  the railway administration under section 124A of the said Act or the rules made
  
  there under.]
  1.  
  2.  The
  
  provisions of the [Railways Act 1989 (24 of 1989)] and the rules made there
  
  under shall, so far as may be, be applicable to the inquiring into or
  
  determining, any claims by the Claims Tribunal under this Act.