VIJENDAR SINGH & ANR vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 24 March 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 16 April 2025 FAO 311/2015 VIJENDAR SINGH & ANR. ..... Appellants Through: Mr. Ravi Sabharwal, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA ..... Respondent Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Adv. 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 05.06.2015, passed by learned Presiding Officer of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi 2 in claim application bearing No. OA(IIu) 245/13 titled ‘Vijendar Singh & Anr. vs. Union of India’, whereby the claim for compensation filed by the appellants herein was rejected. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. Briefly stated, it is the case of the appellants, who are the parents of the deceased Vishal that on 06.08.2013 their deceased son along with his friend, Devinder @ Govinda, was travelling from 1 RCT Act 2 RCT 2.00 PM, they were both standing at the gate of the train compartment and as the train crossed the platform, due to heavy rush and sudden jerk besides thrust from insid