R.N. Verma, J.

The claimants/appellants have preferred this appeal against the judgment dated 23.08.2013 passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Ranchi in case no. OA(iiU)/RNC/2010/0104 old no OU-70028/07, whereby and whereunder the claim application filed by the claimants has been dismissed.

2. The brief facts, as it appears from the record is that Sunil Kumar (since deceased) son of the present claimants/appellants while boarding the train no. 9306, Sipra Express at Dhanbad fell down accidentally between the gap of platform and the train. His body was crushed under the wheels of the said train. resulting in his instantaneous death. In connection with the said untoward incident, the G.R.P. Dhanbad registered U.D. Case no. 18 of 2006. Thereafter, Rail Thana P.S. case no. 18 of 2006 dated 16.07.2006 was also instituted on the basis of the statement of one Rabindra Nath Dubey that he received telephonic call from the Dhanbad Railway Station in the mid-night on 15/16.07.2006 that his brother-in-law, Sunil Kumar died due to fall from train. Immediately, he rushed to Dhanbad railway station and received the dead-body of his brother-in-law, who was aged about 22 years. It is also stat