JUDGMENT

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. - Heard. Mr. Awadhesh Pandey, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Gautam Rakesh, learned counsel for the respondent-Railway.

2. The appellant is aggrieved with the judgment dated 16.08.2017 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, whereby the claim of the appellant has been negated by the tribunal on the grounds that it was a case of self- inflicted injury under clause (b) of the proviso to Section 124-A of Railways Act . The appellant moved before the tribunal for compensation for injury. It is said that on 21.08.2015, the appellant after purchasing a 2 nd class journey ticket from Barlanga to Muri boarded local train no.58024 for going to Muri. The train was over crowded. It is stated that when the train was entering Muri Railway Station on platform no.3 the appellant while trying to get down from the passenger train accidently she fell down on the railway track and sustained serious injuries and her both legs were badly injured. The first aid was provided by Sr. DMO (Muri) and shifted to RIMS, Ranchi for better treatment. In this connection Sanha was lodged, i.e., Sanha No.08/2015 dated 21.08.2015 before the Government Railway Police, Muri.

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