SARJEET SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 21.01.2026 Pronounced on : 19.02.2026 Uploaded on : 19.02.2026 + FAO 368/2014 SARJEET SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Yogesh Swaroop and Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, SPC for UOI with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan and Mr. Dig Vijay Singh, 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 assailing the judgment dated 21.05.2014 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter as the “Tribunal”) in OA (IIu) No. 328/2011, whereby the claim application preferred by the appellant was dismissed. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:19.02.2026 22:54:12 FAO 368/2014 Page 1 of 8 2. The claim before the Tribunal arose out of the death of the appellant’s son (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), who was stated to have met with an accidental fall from a passenger train on 24.03.2011 near Shahdara Railway Station. 3. It was the case of the appellant before the Tribunal that the deceased’s brother-in-law had purchased a valid journey ticket from Shahdara Railway Station to Khakra Railway Station and handed over the same to the deceased. It was alleged that while travelling in a passenger train on 24.03.2011, and upon the train reaching KM Nos. 4/6 and 4/7 near Safed Mandir, Shakti Garden, Delhi, the deceased, due to heavy rush inside the compartment and a sudden jerk, was pushed by the crowd and accidentally fell from the running train. As a result of the fall, he sustained grievous injuries and succumbed to the same at the spot. 4. The Tribunal held that the applicant had failed to prove that