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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
G.M.MOHIUDDIN
G.Srinu @ Sreenivasulu @ Srinivasa Rao – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, rep. by its General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G.M.MOHIUDDIN, J.
The present appeal is filed by the appellants/applicants being aggrieved by the judgment dated 02.01.2019 passed in O.A.II(U).No.442 of 2014, on the file of Railway Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad Bench, Secunderabad (hereinafter referred as ‘the Tribunal’) whereunder, the application filed by the appellants under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 seeking compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- with interest from the Respondent-Railways, was dismissed by the Tribunal.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter referred as they were arrayed before the Tribunal.
3. Heard Smt. Geetha Madhuri N.S, learned counsel for the appellants/applicants and Sri Sanjeev Reddy Gillella, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government and perused the record.
4. The facts, in brief, are that the deceased was working as a catering supplier. On 22.05.2014, intending to attend a function at Nekkonda, the deceased along with eight co-workers, purchased three journey tickets for nine persons and two tickets for four persons each and one ticket for a single adult and boarded Train No.67272/67270 (Vijayawada–Dornakal–Kazipet Passenger). During the journey, the dec
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