K. C. AGARWAL, J.: - This appeal under Section 82-F, Indian Railways Act has been filed against the judgment of the ad hoc Claims Commissioner, Northern Railway, Allahabad, dismissing the claim petition of the appellant filed under Section 82-A of the aforesaid Act.

2. The facts briefly were that Vinod Kumar Bhandari, who was the son of the appellant, was travelling by 14 Dn. Upper India Express on the 31st October, 1974 when the train met with an accident near Manoharganj railway station of the Northern Railway. He died on the spot. His dead body was, thereafter, removed by G.R.P., from the scene of accident to the mortuary of Swarup Rani Hospital where it was identified on 2-11-1974. The dead body was then handed over to the appellant by a Sub-Inspector after proper identification. The appellant claimed that the deceased was 22 years of age and had graduated in Mechanical Engineering, Roorkee University with first division in the year 1973 and was returning from Delhi after attending an interview. He asserted that as the appellant was dependent of the deceased Vinod Kumar Bhandari, he was entitled to receive Rs.90,000/- as compensation. The claim was contested by the defe