BASANT KUMAR SINGH & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 05.02.2026 Pronounced on : 20.02.2026 Uploaded on : 20.02.2026 + FAO 271/2025 BASANT KUMAR SINGH & ANR ......Appellant Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. P.S. Singh (CGSC), Mr. M.K. Singh and Ms. Shivangi Sharma CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 against the judgment dated 10.06.2025 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter the “Tribunal”) in OA/II(U)/DLI/149/2024, whereby the claim application preferred by the appellants was dismissed. 2. The claim before the Tribunal arose out of the death of the appellants‟ son (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), who was stated to have met with an accidental fall from a passenger train on 12.02.2024 between Anand Vihar Terminal and Sahibabad Jn. Railway station. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI Signing Date:20.02.2026 16:12:41 FAO 271/2025 Page 1 of 8 3. It was the case of the appellants before the Tribunal that on 12.02.2024, the deceased, had purchased a journey ticket bearing No. AAB 05972362 for undertaking a journey from Anand Vihar to Patna. He was travelling to Patna Junction from Anand Vihar Terminal by Jan Sadharan Express (Anand Vihar Terminal- Danapur), Train No. 13258. Due to heavy crowd in the compartment, he was standing near the gate of the coach. It was somewhere between Anand Vihar Terminal and Sahibabad Junction Railway Station, he was pushed by the crowd due to a sudden jerk and accidentally fell from the running train. As a result of the fall, he sustained serious injuries and succumbed