In this poll season, while netas and their supporters are squabbling over poll tickets, a full blown administrative war over a train ticket has broken out in North-Eastern Railway, Lucknow.

Furious over his train ticket not being confirmed under the emergency quota, the additional chief judicial magistrate of, Lucknow, Railways has shot off an angry letter to the DCM, North Eastern Railway.

Kailash Kumar claims that his ticket PNR number: 250-7559569 was not confirmed till 4 hours before departure. This, despite him completing all the formalities. When he inquired about the why his ticket was not confirmed, , the additional chief judicial magistrate was told that instead of his personal signature, his ticket confirmation form was signed by his personal secretary.

In his angry letter, Kailash Kumar now says that a PS' sign on the form for ticket reservation is part of the procedure, and if rules have changed then he should have been informed about it verbally & in writing.

The notice sent by chief judicial magistrate

Additional chief judicial magistrate has called the non-confirmation of his ticket arbitrary, going as far as to call the entire episode against natural justice.

The magistrate has accused the DCM of the North Eastern Railway of disrespecting the judiciary and warned that denying him a ticket is a punishable offence.

Usually, close to 70,000 tickets per day are reserved under the higher official or emergency quota for the entire railways, these include tickets of ministers and judges of the high court & supreme court.

Sources say that there is no specific quota for a railway magistrate and claim that Kailash Kumar is misusing his power.

The DCM has sought time for appearance before magistrate for seeking legal opinion.