SHRI. BALAJI PURBHAJI KAPALE AND ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER

FA-508-16 (R-C) C2.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 508 OF 2016 1. Mr. Balaji P. Kapale, aged 47 Years 2. Nirmala Balaji Kapale, aged 42 years Residing at, Chinar Banglow, Plot No. 154/A, Yashwant Nagar, Talegaon, Dhabade, Taluka Maval, District – Pune - 410507 ...Appellants Versus Union of India through the General Manager Central Railway, CST, Mumbai – 400 001 ...Respondent SNEHA NITIN **** CHAVAN 1. This appeal is filed under Section 23 of the Railways Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 challenging the Judgment and Order dated 13.10.2014 passed in Claim Application No. OA(IIu)/MCC/2012/0087 by Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, Mumbai. By the said impugned order the claim is rejected and dismissed. 2. Few facts necessary for disposal of this Appeal are as under. The Appellants are parents of the deceased Nikhil Balaji Kapale, who fell down from local train carrying passenger between Talegaon and Chinchwad railway station on 03.11.2007. It is the case of the Appellants that deceased Nikhil was travelling with IInd class season Sneha Chavan 1/9 FA-508-16 (R-C) C2.doc ticket and fell down from running train at Ravet bridge betwe