# KALPANA NATTHU SHINDE AND ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA THR. GENERAL MANAGER,

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-02-24
Citation: FA/687/2022
Petitioner: KALPANA NATTHU SHINDE AND ANR.
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA THR. GENERAL MANAGER,

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

2026:BHC-AS:15507 Diksha Rane 11 FA 687 2022-final.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 11 FIRST APPEAL NO. 687/2022 KALPANA NATTHU SHINDE AND ANR. ..APPELLANTS VS UNION OF INDIA THR. GENERAL MANAGER ..RESPONDENT ------------ Adv. Vasant More for appellants. Adv. Leena Patil for respondent – railway. ------------ CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J. DATE : 24 FEBRUARY 2026. ORAL JUDGMENT : 1) The present first appeal has been filed by the original claimants u/s. 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, challenging the impugned judgment dated 24/9/2021, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, Mumbai (for short ‘the Tribunal’), dismissing the Claim Application No.OA (II u)/MCC/0893/2014. 2) The appellants filed Claim Application before the Tribunal for granting compensation on account of death caused to Natthu Rama Shinde, who died in the railway untoward incident on 6/6/2012. It was the case of the appellants that on 6/6/2012, Natthu Rama Shinde, the husband of the appellant no.1, was travelling from Nandurbar to Dondaicha, travelling in Surat Bhusaval Passenger 1 Diksha Rane 11 FA 687 2022-final.doc train, and due to sudden jerk in the 

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