J U D G M E N T:

Aggrieved by the dismissal order passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Amaravati Bench, Guntur (for brevity, ‘the Tribunal’), in OA II(u) No.483 of 2013, dated 18.11.2020, the applicants have preferred the present appeal.

2. For the sake of convenience, hereinafter, the parties will be referred as per their array before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

The deceased was working as a lorry driver in Kanakadurga Transport Company. On 06.02.2013, the deceased went to visit his elder sister, namely, Appala Narayanamma, at Nellimarla Village. After meeting his sister, while returning home, he met his brother-in-law, namely, Godavari Surya Prakash Rao, who was working as a TV mechanic at Vizianagaram. After dinner, the said Godavari Surya Prakash Rao accompanied the deceased to Vizianagaram Railway Station on 07.02.2013. The deceased purchased a journey ticket worth Rs.35/- for Train No.17479 Puri-Tirupati Express from Vizianagaram to Visakhapatnam. Thereafter, Godavari Surya Prakash Rao sent off the deceased and returned home. While travelling in the said train, the deceased accidentally slipped and fell down due to jerks and heavy rush of pa