KOMAL SINGH & ANR vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.01.2026 + FAO 501/2011 KOMAL SINGH & ANR .....Appellant Through: None. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPC with Ms. Pragya Yadav, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. This appeal was instituted seeking to assail the order dated 19.07.2011 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi in OA (IIu) No. 58/2010, whereby the claim application filed by the legal heirs of the deceased Veerpal for death compensation was dismissed. 2. In the claim application, the legal heirs of the deceased Veerpal claimed that on 19.02.2009, the deceased left his house at about 2.00 pm for going to New Delhi from New Town Faridabad, and after purchasing a valid journey ticket, boarded the EMU train no. SNP 3 from New Town, Faridabad Railway Station. As there was heavy rush in the compartment, he was standing inside the gate of the compartment and when the train reached Okhla Railway Station, on account of a heavy jerk, he fell from the moving train. The incident was stated to be witnessed by one Dharender, who informed RPF at Okhla Railway Station. The RPF, in turn, informed the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI FAO 501/2011 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:30.01.2026 19:18:33 family of the deceased about the incident. The post-mortem of Veerpal was conducted on the next day at Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital. 3. The respondent contested the claim, stating that since no journey ticket was recovered from the deceased Veerpal, he was not a bona fide passenger. It was further contended that the deceased met with an accident on account of his own negligence, and no compensation was payable therefore, as his act came under exception (c) o