FA/1089/2004

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/1089/2004 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:25470 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1089 of 2004 ========================================================== IRSHADBIBI ABBASALI SHEIKH (BELDAR) Versus UNIONO OF INDIA ========================================================== Appearance: MR DHARMESH V SHAH(1050) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS ARCHANA U AMIN(2462) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 09/04/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The present First Appeal is filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 by the appellant challenging the judgment and award dated 08.07.2003 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, Ahmedabad, in Claim Application No.OA9800052. 2. Brief facts borne out from the impugned order are that, on 05.01.1998, the deceased-Abbasali Dareshali Sheikh, was traveling as a bonafide passenger in Surat Railway Passenger Train No.113 Down from Vyara to Dharangaon. At the time of accident, he was allegedly pushed from behind due to rush of passengers and fell near Vyara Railway Station, as a result of whi