SHRI. REKHA RUPCHAND SINGH AND ORS. vs THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESETED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER

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S. Bang 1 44-FA-471-2016.doc Digitally signed SNEHA by SNEHA JAYPRAKASH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BANG JAYPRAKASH BANG Date: 2026.03.12 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 11:34:19 +0530 FIRST APPEAL NO. 471 OF 2016 Rekha Rupchand Singh (Deleted) & Ors. ….Appellants (Orig. Claimants) Versus The Union Of India Represented By The General Manager, Central Railway, Mumbai CST .…Respondent (Orig. Opponent) __________________________________________________________________ Mr. Mohan Rao for the Appellant. Mr. TJ Pandian a/w Mr. Prasad Sawant and Mr. Gautam Modanwal for Respondent. __________________________________________________________________ CORAM : JITENDRA JAIN, J. DATED : 10th MARCH 2026 JUDGMENT: 1. This appeal filed by the original claimants challenges an order dated 5th September, 2014 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai (‘Tribunal’) whereby the claims were rejected on the grounds that the name mentioned on the Railway Identity Card (‘I.D. Card’) does not tally with the name mentioned on the monthly season ticket and further relationship between deceased and claimant is not proved. 2. Insofar as “untoward incident” is concerned, the finding of the Tribunal is in favour of the original claimants. Therefore, the issue which falls for my consideration is whether the reasoning given by the Tribunal for rejecting the claims on account of the difference in the name and on account of relationship not proved is justified or not. S. Bang 2 44-FA-471-2016.doc 3. I have perused the I.D. Card and the monthly season ticket annexed to the original application. On the I.D. Card, the photograph and name of the deceased are appearing. The name written on the I.D. Card of the deceased is “Radhesyam Sen Nuwab” whereas the name on the monthly season ticket is only “