IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI M. A. No. 20 of 2023 Mahesh Sah, S/o Late Mohan Sah, R/o village-Amjora, Pirojpur, P.O. Mehrama, P.S. Mehrama, District-Godda, State-Jharkhand .... .... Appellant Versus Union of India through the General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata having office at 17, Netaji Subhas Road, Fairlie Place, P.O. & P.S. Kolkata, District-

Kolkata, West Bengal … …. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Appellant : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Ms. Leena Mukherjee, Advocate ------

Order No. 07 / Dated : 12.12.2025.

1. The appellant is in appeal under Section 23(1) of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 against the judgment and order passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Ranchi in Case No. OA (IIU)/RNC/97/2017 dated 18.06.2019, whereby and whereunder, the claim application for compensation on account of death of Applicant wife Hava Devi has been dismissed.

2. As per the case of the appellant, on 08.11.2016 the deceased Hava Devi, after purchasing second-class ordinary ticket bearing no. 58844847 boarded Dhurian passenger train at Sabour Station for Sahebganj Junction along with her son Arvind Kumar Sah(co-passenger)