RAMA DEVI vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 11 March 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 02 April 2025 FAO 113/2019 RAMA DEVI ..... Appellant Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood & Ms. Megha Sood, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA ..... Respondent Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms. Pinky Pawar & Ms. Kritika Shamra, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 1, assailing the impugned judgment dated 21.05.2018, passed by learned Presiding officers of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi2 in the matter ‘Smt. Rama Devi vs. Union of India’ in claim application bearing No. OA (IIu) 180/2017, whereby the claim application filed by the appellant herein was dismissed. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. Briefly stated, the appellant is the mother of the deceased, Shri. Ram Ganga. It is the case of the appellant that on 05.10.2016, the deceased, along with his brother, Shri. Umakant was travelling by from 1 RCT Act 2 RCT 3. The Respondent Railways contested the claim petition primarily on the ground that the deceased was not a ‘bona fide passenge