JUDGMENT :

Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.

1. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have perused the records.

Through this appeal, the appellants assail the decision dated 1.3.2016 rendered by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh in Case No. OA-II/156/2014 by which the claim application of the applicants filed under section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 read with section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989 has been dismissed.

Briefly stating, the case of the claimants-appellants is that the deceased, who was husband of the applicant-appellant No. 1, was working in a factory at Panipat. He started his journey from his village to Panipat by boarding a train from Devriya Sadar Railway Station on 13.4.2014. On 14.4.2014, due to heavy rush and sudden jerk of the train, the deceased fell down from the train at KM No. 86/16-18 in between the Railway Stations Diwana and Panipat and died on the spot.

2. In view of the aforesaid accident the applicants-claimants being widow, minor son and daughter, and father of the deceased claimed compensation to the tune of Rs. 10,00,000.

As usual, the Railways contested the claim of the applicants by filing a written statement