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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J
Sangeeta Dinesh Dhokle – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Through, General Manager – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The Appeal has been preferred at the instance of the original Applicants whose claim for compensation on account of death of Appellant No. 1’s- husband in an incident of 20th January, 2010 has been dismissed by the impugned judgment dated 29th July, 2016.
2. The facts of the case are that the Application for compensation filed in the prescribed form pleads that on 20th January, 2010, the deceased accidentally fell down from unknown local train near Virar railway station while travelling with friends between Borivali-Virar- Palghar railway stations and expired. The deceased had valid IInd class railway ticket bearing No. 44630987, valid for travel between Borivali to Virar railway station and that ticket for Palghar was lost in the untoward incident. Along with Application, the Applicant’s annexed Station Master’s report, copy of Inquest Panchnama, copy of the police report, copy of death certificate, copy of railway ticket, copy of Voter ID card and birth certificate.
3. The claim came to be resisted by Railways contending that as per Station Master’s memo, on 20th January, 2010, the deceased’s body was found lying at KM No. 60/17 between Virar and Vaitarna station on Up
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