MAMTA KASHYAP & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 26th March, 2025 FAO 160/2022 MAMTA KASHYAP & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Sanchit Vashistha and Mr. Shobhit Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA DHARMESH SHARMA, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellants, who are the wife and two children of the deceased Raghuvir @ Ragubir Prasad Kashyap, have preferred the present appeal under Section 23 of the Railways Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 [“Act”], assailing the impugned order dated 24.12.2019 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Railway Claims Tribunal, Delhi [“RCT”], whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants seeking statutory compensation of Rs. 8 lakhs for the death of Raghuvir in a railway accident was dismissed. 2. In a nutshell, it is the case of the claimants/appellants that on 10.08.2017, the deceased was travelling from Bharatpur to Agra Junction by train No. 12988 (Ajmer-Sealdah Express) on a valid second-class journey ticket, which was lost in the incident. It is claimed that the deceased accidently fell from the running train at Idgah (Agra) Railway Station and succumbed to