* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 11.02.2026 Pronounced on : 12.03.2026 Uploaded on : 12.03.2026 + FAO 300/2022 POONAM & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood, Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. P.S. Singh, CGSC for UOI with Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Mr. Mritunjay K. Singh and Ms. Prachi, Advocates CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

JUDGMENT

1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, assailing the judgment dated 07.07.2022 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Delhi,(hereinafter as the “Tribunal”) in Case No. OA II(U)/84/2019, titled “Smt. Poonam & Ors. v. Union of India”. 2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim application filed by the appellants on the ground that the alleged incident did not amount to an “untoward incident” within the meaning of Section 123(c)

of the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).

3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case, as set out in the claim application, are that on 23.04.2018, one Navratan (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) had purchased a journey ticket