WRIT - C No. 9992 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 9992 of 2026 Smt. Baksuiya And 5 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shiv Babu Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Court No. - 5 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The solitary grievance of the petitioners is that the amount of Rs. 80,000/- has been directed to be released in favour of the claimant/petitioners by the impugned award of the Railway Accident Claims Tribunal dated 24.11.2025 is inequitable, unjust and grossly inadequate. It defeats the purpose of award of compensation for death caused to the husband of the petitioner No. 1 in a railway accident. 3. A perusal of the record reveals that in a railway accident occurred on 12.09.2018, Nangu, husband of petitioner No. 1 suffered fatal injuries and died. Arising therefrom, the petitioners instituted a claim petition. It has been decided on 24.11.2025 almost seven years after the occurrence of the accident. Even then, by that award, the Tribunal has awarded Rs. 8,00,000/- (Rs. 4,95,000/- to petitioner No. 1 and Rs. 45,000/- each to pet