MAMTA MALIK & ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 08.05.2026 Pronounced on : 14.05.2026 Uploaded on : 14.05.2026 FAO 159/2018 MAMTA MALIK & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. S.K. Vashishtha, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nidhi Banga, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI 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, against the judgment dated 02.11.2017, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in Claim Application No. OA/II(u)/20/2017. 2. Vide the impugned judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim application on the ground that the appellant was neither a bona fide passenger nor did the incident come within the ambit of an “untoward incident” as defined under the Railways Act, 189 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). 3. The brief facts, as stated in the claim application, are that on 22.10.2016, one Sanjay Malik (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) had proceeded from Ghaziabad Railway Station for travelling towards Sadar Bazaar, Delhi after purchasing a valid journey t