SURJEET KAUR & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 06.05.2026 Pronounced on : 11.05.2026 Uploaded on : 11.05.2026 FAO 42/2022 SURJEET KAUR & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Ms. Vijay Laxmi, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, SPC 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 03.03.2020, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in Claim Application No. OA/II(u)/DLI/261/2019. 2. Vide the impugned judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim primarily on the ground that the incident in question was not an “untoward incident” within the meaning of the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) and consequently, did not return any finding on the issue of bona fide travel. 3. The brief facts of the case, as set out in the claim application are that Tara Singh (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) was a regular 4. The Tribunal, however, dismissed the claim application primarily on the ground that no passenger train movement w