1.

The present appeal is filed in terms of Section 23 of The

Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987² assailing the impugned order

dated 17.09.2018 passed by the Learned Railway Claims Tribunal,

Principal Bench, Delhi³, in claim application bearing No. OA (IIu)

No. 306/2017 (hereinafter referred to as the „claim application‟) under

section 16 of the learned RCT Act, titled „Smt. Resham & Ors. Vs.

Union of India‟, whereby the learned RCT dismissed the claim

application of the applicants (appellants herein).

FACTUAL BACKGROUND:

2.

To put it briefly, the appellants before this Court are the legal

heirs of the deceased Shri Nitin Kumar, consisting of his wife, minor

1 Written submissions filed by appellants on 21.11.2023. No written submissions filed on behalf of

respondent.

2 RCT Act

3 RCT

Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD

KUMAR VATS

Signing Date:28.11.2023

19:42:46

Signature Not Verified

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son and dependent parents. It is their case that the deceased was a

daily passenger having a valid MST⁴ No. 15703626 valid from

19.08.2017 to 18.09.2017. On the fateful day of t