SUBHASH CHAND @ SUBHASH CHANDRA & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 12.03.2026 Pronounced on : 27.03.2026 Uploaded on : 27.03.2026 FAO 77/2026 SUBHASH CHAND @ SUBHASH CHANDRA & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Ms. Maanya Saxena, Advocate Ms. Iram Majid, CGSC with Mr. Mohd. Suboor and Ms. Nasreen Khatoon, 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 30.10.2025 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Delhi,(hereinafter as the “Tribunal”) in Case No. OA/II(U)/DLI/744/2025, titled “Subhash Chand @ Subhash Chandra & Anr. v. Union of India”. 2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim application filed by the appellants on the ground that the that the deceased 3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case, as set out by the claimants, are that on 06.06.2024, one Sanju Yadav (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) had purchased a journey ticket bearing No. UCC-37999149 for travelling from Tundla to Bharth