MITHLESH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 26th March, 2025 FAO 164/2022 & CM APPL. 27119/2022 MITHLESH & 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 wife and five children of the deceased Guman Singh Gujar, aged about 70 years, have preferred the present appeal under Section 23 of the Railways Claims Tribunal Act, 1989, [“Act”], seeking quashing of the judgment/ order dated 13.11.2019 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Railway Claims Tribunal, Delhi [“RCT”], whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants seeking statutory compensation on account of death of Guman Singh Gujar, was dismissed. 2. In a nutshell, it is the case of the claimants/appellants that the deceased Guman Singh Gujar was working as a labourer at Coimbatore and, on 22.07.2015, was travelling from Coimbatore to Mathura on a valid journey ticket bearing No. 164471406 valid from Coimbatore to Mathura. It is claimed that as the train approached Mathura Junction Railway Station, the dece