KAMTU ANURAGI & ANR vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19 May 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 30 May 2025 FAO 207/2019 & CM APPL. 22787/2019 SH. KAMTU ANURAGI & ANR. .....Appellant Through: Ms. Vrinda Kapoor, Mr. Sarvam Ritham Khare & Mr. Vishal Vaid, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Raj Kumar Maurya and Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The appellants have preferred this appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 [“RCT Act”] read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to set aside/quash the impugned order dated 16.07.2018 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi [“RCT”] whereby their claim for statutory compensation on account of death of their son/Lakhan Anuragi was dismissed. 2. Briefly stated, it was the case of the appellants/claimants that their deceased son, Lakhan Anuragi was travelling along with his sister and nephew from Mahoba to Hazrat Nizamuddin on 03.10.2017 in FAO 207/2019 11733143. On 04.10.2017, and when the train reached the Bhandai Railway Station, near Agra, the deceased accidently fell down f