[2026:RJ-JP:11769] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 430/2024 Union Of India, Through General Manager, Northern Western Railway, Jaipur. ----Appellant Versus 1. Chandu Lal Alias Chandu Lal Mali, Aged About 70 Years, S/o Shri Hemaram, Resident Of Bera Maliyon Ka Ria, Village And Post Gudia, Sabalpura, Raipur, District Pali (Rajasthan). 2. Smt. Maina Devi W/o Shri Chandu Lal Alias Chandu Lal Mali, Aged About 67 Years, Resident Of Bera Maliyon Ka Ria, Village And Post Gudia, Sabalpura, Raipur, District Pali (Rajasthan). ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. B L Dhakar, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raghav Sharma, Adv. for Mr. Ajay Shukla, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 19/03/2026 vihykFkhZ&Hkkjr la?k }kjk ;g flfoy fofo/k vihy jsyos nkok vf/kdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1987 ¼ftls vkxs **vf/kfu;e] 1987** dgk tk,xk½ dh /kkjk 23 ds rgr fo}ku jsyos nkok vf/kdj.k] t;iqj ihB }kjk izdj.k la[;k&OA-II-194/2019 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukafdr 19-10-2023 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls nkosnkjksa dks muds iq= vkseizdk'k dh dfFkr :i ls jsyos ;k=k ds nkSjku vuisf{kr jsy nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ls dqy 8]00]000@&:i;s dk izfrdj 09 izfr'kr C;kt lfgr fnyk;k x;kA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&Hkkjr la?k dk fuosnu gS fd e`rd ln~Hkkfod jsy ;k=h ugha Fkk] mlds 'ko ds ikl j[kh lkexzh esa ;k vU;Fkk [2026:RJ-JP:11769] (2 of 3) [CMA-430/2024] dksbZ jsy fVdV cjken ugha gqvk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vihyk/khu fu.kZ; rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i ugha gS] tks vikLr gksus ;ksX; gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&nkosnkjksa }kjk mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku fopkj.k vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr vihyk/khu fu.kZ; dks fof/k lEer gksuk crkrs gq, vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d fu.kZ; Union of India Vs. Rina Devi (2019) 3 SCC 572 esa ;g O;oLFkk izfrikfnr dh x;h gS fd ;fn ekSf[kd lk{; ls nkosnkj dh vksj ls e`rd@vkgr dk ln~Hkkfod jsy ;k=h gksuk izekf.kr dj fn;k tkrk gS vkSj mlds [k.Mu esa jsy iz'kklu dh vksj ls dksbZ lk{; izLrqr ugha gqbZ gS rks ek= jsy fVdV HkkSfrd :i ls izkIr ugha gksus ds vk/kkj ij nkok [kkfjt ugha fd;k tk ldrkA mijksDr fu.kZ; dk iSjk la[;k 17-4 lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS %& "We thus hold that mere presence of a body on the Railway premises will not be conclusive to hold that injured or deceased was a bona fide passenger for which claim for compensation could be maintained. However, mere absence of ticket with such injured or deceased will not negative the claim that he was a bona fide passenger. Initial burden will be on the claimant which can be discharged by filing an affidavit of the relevant facts and burden will then shift on the Railways and the issue can be decided on the facts shown or the attending circumstances. This will have to be dealt with from case to case on the basis of facts found. The legal position in this regard will stand explained accordingly." orZeku ekeys esa e`rd ds firk pUnwyky }kjk lk{; ds ek/;e ls ;g izekf.kr fd;k x;k gS fd bl vuisf{kr ?kVuk ds le; e`rd jsy fVdV [kjhndj ;k=k dj jgk FkkA mijksDr xokg ds dFkuksa dk [k.Mu izfrijh{kk esa ugha gqvk gSA jsy iz'kklu dh vksj ls ijhf{kr xokg tkap vf/kdkjh Jh fl;kjke eh.kk }kjk ;g Lohdkj fd;k x;k gS fd e`rd dh e`R;q Vªsu uacj 14802 ls fxjus ds dkj.k gqbZ gS vkSj tkap ds nkSjku e`rd ls dksbZ jsy fVdV cjken ugha gqbZ gSA [2026:RJ-JP:11769] (3 of 3) [CMA-430/2024] e`rd dh e`R;q mijksDr jsy nq?kZVuk esa gksuk Lo;a Hkkjr la?k dh vksj ls Lohdkj fd;k x;k gSA e`rd ds firk pUnwyky dh vksj ls viuh lk{; ds ek/;e ls ;g dFku fd;k gS fd e`rd jsy fVdV ysdj ;k=k dj jgk Fkk] ek= jsy fVdV HkkSfrd :i ls cjken ugha gksus ds vk/kkj ij nkok vLohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS vkSj ;gh vfHker fo}ku fopkj.k vf/kdj.k }kjk nsrs gq, nkok eatwj fd;k x;k gSA mijksDr foospukuqlkj Li"V gS fd vihyk/khu fu.kZ; iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS] vr% mldh iqf"V gksus rFkk ;g vihy [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA ifj.kker% fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukad 19-10-2023 dh iqf"V djrs gq, vihykFkhZ&Hkkjr la?k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g flfoy fofo/k vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA LFkxu vkosnu o vU; vkosnu] ;fn dksbZ yafcr gS] rks os Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj [kkfjt fd;s tkrs gSaA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J Murari Lal Sharma /16