* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 27.03.2026 Pronounced on : 18.04.2026 Uploaded on : 18.04.2026 + FAO 98/2018 SUSHEELA & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Bhagwan Swaroop Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Mukesh Kumar and Ms. Priya Dwivedi, 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 against the judgment dated 20.12.2016 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in Claim Application No. OA/II(U)/0096/2015, titled as “Susheela & Ors. vs. Union of India”.

2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the Tribunal dismissed the claim application filed by the appellants herein on the ground that the deceased was neither a bona fide passenger nor was the alleged incident an “untoward incident” as defined under the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).

3. The brief facts of the case, as stated in the claim application are that on 26.10.2014, one Aman (hereinafter referred to as the “deceas