Anu Sivaraman, J.

The applicants before the Railways Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench in Original Application No.63 of 2013 are the appellants herein. They are the widow, daughter and minor son of Babu Rajan, aged 43 years who had died in an untoward incident which occurred on 21.01.2013. In the claim petition, the appellants had averred that late Babu Rajan boarded Train No.12082, Jan Sathabdi Express from Kollam Junction at 15.15 hrs on 21.01.2013, that he had purchased a ticket, which was lost in the accident, for travel to Calicut, that at about 10 PM, while he was washing his hands after going to the toilet, he was thrown out of the train due to a violent jerking and in that accident, he sustained fatal injuries. It was stated that he was working abroad and had come home on leave. The appellants had in the application prayed for award of the sum of Rs.6,00,000/- as compensation.

2. The respondent filed a written statement contending that a passenger had been reported to have fallen from Train No.12082 between Platform No.1 of Parappanangadi Railway station and LC gate at Km 639/9, at about 22 hrs on 21.01.2013, that he was found dead by the Station Master and the matte