- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6689 OF 2022 (RCT) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MITHILISH KUMARI @ REKHADEVI, W/O LATE BRIJBHUSHAN AGED 39 YEARS, OCC HOUSEHOLD 2. SRI. KULDEEP DUBEY S/O LATE BRIJIBHUSHAN AGED 23 YEARS OCC PRIVATE SERVICE 3. SMT. DEEPA ANJALI D/O LATE BRIJBHUSHAN AGED 21 YEARS OCC STUDENT 4. SMT. DEEKHA ANJALI D/O LT BRIJBHUSHAN AGED 20 YEARS OCC STUDENT 5. SRI. NAVDEEP DUBEY S/O LATE BRIJBHUSHAN AGED 19 YEARS OCC STUDENT 6. SMT. BASANTI DEVI W/O CHHOTELAL 71 YEARS OCC NIL Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 ALL R/O. HARIYAPUR TQ, HANDIYA DIST PRAYAGRAJ UTTAR PRADESH STATE - 221 502 &APPELLANTS (BY SRI. KHAMROZ KHAN S.R, ADVOCATE) AND: UNION OF INIDA GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY HUBLI &RESPONDENT (BY SRI. H.SHANTHI BUSHAN, DSGI A/W SRI. GOREPPA, CGC) THIS MFA FILED U/S 23 RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 24.06.2020 PASSED IN O A II (U) NO.38/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE CLAIM APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 16 OF RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT This appeal is filed by the claimants challenging the order dated 24.06.2022 passed in OA II (U) No.38/2020 by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bangalore. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 2. It is the case of the claimants that on 10.04.2019 at about 21.10 hours the deceased who was working at Bangalore was travelling from Mandya to KSR Bangalore by Mysore-Bangalore Kaveri Express Train No.22681 holding journey ticket bearing No.19661745 dated 10.04.2019. While he was boarding the train at Mandya Railway Station, the train suddenly started moving and due to push and pull of passengers, the deceased lost control and fell down and sustained grievous injuries and immediately he was shifted to the Mandya Medical Sciences Institution and Teaching Hospital and thereafter he was referred to Victoria hospital, Bangalore, but he was declared dead at 1.00 am on 11.04.2019. Therefore, the claimants being the wife and children of the deceased have filed the application for compensation, but it is dismissed on the reason that the deceased was not a bonafide passenger, hence, dismissed the claim petition. 3. Upon perusal of the evidence on record, 1st claimant who is the wife of the deceased is examined as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 P.W.1 and deposing the evidence that her husband had travelled in the train from Mandya to Bangalore on 10.04.2019 after purchasing journey ticket. The FIR, spot panchanama, inquest panchanama, DRM report, death certificate and witnesses go to prove that the deceased died in the railway accident. During conducting inquest panchanama, journey ticket was found from the body of the deceased. The only reason given by the Tribunal is that the train arrived at 20.54 hours and departed at 20.56 hours and time of purchasing the ticket is shown at 21.01 hours. The train left the Mandya Station at 21.03 hours and the deceased tried to board the moving train and this is the only reason given by the Tribunal in rejecting the claim application. 4. This observation made by the Tribunal is completely erroneous and unwarranted and this Court is of the opinion that the Tribunal just with an intention to reject the claim application has passed such order and rejected the claim petition. Therefore, when it is proved - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 that the deceased was found with the journey ticket and might have tried to board the train at the last moment and due to which lost balance and fell down and sustained injuries and died. Therefore, the Tribunal is completely erroneous in rejecting the claim application. Therefore, the order passed by the Tribunal is found to be erroneous and perverse. Therefore, the appeal is liable to be allowed by setting aside the impugned order. 5. The accident is occurred on 10.04.2019. Therefore, the claimants are entitled to compensation of Rs.8,00,000/- along with interest at the rate of 6% p.a., from the date of petition till the date of realization. 6. Hence, I proceed to pass the following ORDER i. The appeal is allowed. ii. The order dated 24.06.2020 passed in OA II (U) No.38/2020 by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bangalore, is hereby set aside. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40729 MFA No. 6689 of 2022 iii. The claimants are entitled to compensation of Rs.8,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 6% p.a., from the date of petition till the date of realization. iv. The entire amount shall be released in favour of the appellants/claimants equally. SD/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE PB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31