Prathiba M. Singh, J.

1. The journey from Meerut to Ludhiana undertaken by the Plaintiff has proved to be a very long one. An unfortunate incident that occurred on 20th October, 1987 i.e. three decades ago is the subject matter of the present appeal. It has been over 30 years and the Plaintiff has been running from pillar to post, seeking compensation, after having had his left leg amputated in a train accident.

2. The Respondent/Plaintiff, Mr. Tilak Raj Singh (hereinafter ‘Plaintiff’) boarded a II general class compartment of the Frontier Mail from Meerut Cantt. to Ludhiana (hereinafter, ‘train’). When the train reached Muzaffarnagar, about 5 or 6 bogies (viz., compartments) of the train did not reach up, till the platform. At the Muzaffarnagar station, the Plaintiff, who was standing at the right hand exit with other passengers, had to give way and alight from the compartment in order to enable ingress and egress of passengers. While the passengers were alighting from the train, suddenly the train moved and the Plaintiff and the other passengers, who were on the pla