Bombay High Court · 2026-03-05
SMT. SINDHU DEVANAND SHIVDAS vs THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER,
- Citation / case number
- FA/563/2016
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Petitioner
- SMT. SINDHU DEVANAND SHIVDAS
- Respondent
- THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER,
Judgment text excerpt
49-FA-563-16.doc rsk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.563 OF 2016 Smt. Sindhu Devanand Shivdas Age-53 years, residing at Anna Pardhi Chawl No.14, Room No.8, Saidatta Nivas, Saibaba Nagar, Nagindas Pada, Nallasopara (Eas), Dist-Thane ...Appellant (Original Applicant) Vs The Union of India, Represented By the General Manager, Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumbai ...Respondent (Original Respondent) _____________________________________________________ Mr. Mohan Rao for the Appellant. Mr. T. J. Pandian a/w. Mr. Gautam Modanwal for the Respondent. _____________________________________________________ CORAM : JITENDRA JAIN, J. DATED : 05 MARCH 2026 JUDGMENT: 1. This appeal filed by the original applicant challenges an order dated 23 February 2015 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Digitally Mumbai whereby the Tribunal has dismissed the application for signed by RAJESHWARI RAJESHWARI SUBODH SUBODH KARVE KARVE Date: 2026.03.06 16:21:56 compensation on the ground that the incident does not fall within +0530 “untoward incident” as defined under Section 123 (c)(2) of the Railways Act, 1989 and further the deceased was not a bonafide 1 o