# CHOTI BETI vs UNION OF INDIA

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-04-08
Citation: FAO-143/2025 2026:DHC:2946
Petitioner: CHOTI BETI
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/MKO08042026FAO1432025_193441.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 07.04.2026 Pronounced on : 08.04.2026 Uploaded on : 08.04.2026 FAO 143/2025 CHOTI BETI .....Appellant Through: Ms. Ananya Mago, Mr. Kshitiz Jain and Mr. Rohan Chandra, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. PS Singh, CGSC with Ms. Shivangi Sharma and Mr. Rajneesh Sharma, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 against the judgment dated 31.01.2025, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in Claim Application No. OA/II(U)/DLI/107/2021. 2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim application filed by the appellants herein on the ground that the deceased was neither a bona fide passenger, nor was the alleged incident an “untoward incident” as defined under the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). 3. The brief facts of the case, as stated in the claim application, are that 4. Learned counsel for the appellant assails the impugned judgment by contending that the Tribunal has erred in r

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