SH. RAVINDRA SINGH AND ANR vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 08.04.2026 Pronounced on : 22.04.2026 Uploaded on : 22.04.2026 + FAO 80/2021 SH. RAVINDRA SINGH AND ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Jinesh Kumar Tiwari, with Ms. Nandini Aggarwal and Ms. Samiksha, 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 impugned judgment dated 06.03.2018 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter the “Tribunal”) in Claim Application OA II(u) No. 175/2017, titled as “Sh. Ravindra Singh & Ors. vs. Union of India”. 2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the Tribunal held the alleged incident to be an “untoward incident” as defined under the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), however, it dismissed the claim application filed by the appellants herein on the ground that the deceased was not a bona fide passenger as defined under the Act. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI FAO 80/2021 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:22.04.2026 19:50:06 3. The brief facts of the case, as stated in the claim application, are that on 26.08.2016, one Sh. Shubham Rawat (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”), along with his brother, was travelling from New Delhi to Ghaziabad on the strength of a valid journey ticket. While undertaking the said journey, due to a sudden jerk in the train, the deceased accidentally fell down at the Shivaji Bridge Railway Station, as a result of which, he sustained grievous injuries, and was subsequently taken to Dr. RML Hospital where he was declared “brought dead”. 4. Learned counsel f