JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, learned counsel for the appellants, Mr. Rohan Kashyap, learned, learned counsel for the respondent-State and Mrs. Leena Mukherjee, learned counsel for the Union of India.

2. Aggrieved with judgment dated 20.08.2013 passed by the learned Member/Technical, Railway claims Tribunal, Ranchi, in Case No. O.A. (IIU)RNC/2009/0083, the appellants have preferred this appeal.

3. Smt. Sangita Devi & others filed application before the learned tribunal stating therein that she and her husband late Sanjay Agarwal was returning to Daltanganj from his in-law’s place on 16.06.2008. They were travelling by Palamu Express with valid ticket. During the journey the railway police started misbehaving with the applicants particularly with Smt. Sangita Devi. Her husband –Sanjay Agrawal (now deceased) protested against the same and in retaliation the railway police officials assaulted the deceased and hit him on the head, chest etc and left him grievously injured. On account of the beating, the deceased was badly injured and he was somehow brought to his house and thereafter taken to Medininagar, Sadar Hospital. The deceased succumbed to the injuries on 17.06.2008 at about