This appeal is filed by Railways questioning

the correctness of the order dated 31.08.2010

passed

in

O.A.167/2007

by

Railway

Claims

Tribunal, Bengaluru Bench.

2. The respondents are the parents of the

deceased by name P.Ramesh. The dead body of

P. Ramesh was found cut into two pieces near

Nayandahalli Railway Station at KM.No.1/100. The

petitioners stated before the tribunal in their claim

petition that on 27.12.2006 at about 7.00 p.m.,

the deceased, his father and father9s driver left

Hyderabad for Bengaluru in a train. About 4.30

a.m., the train reached Dharmavaram station and

there the deceased got down for having a cup of

tea, while his father and the driver were sleeping

inside the coach. Since the train started moving

and picked up speed, the deceased could not get

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into the compartment and thus he missed the train

at Dharmavaram. Only his father and driver

reached Bengaluru. Deceased reached Bengaluru

by boarding another train bound to Bengaluru and

searched for his father and driver, but could not

trace them. Then the father and driver returned

to Hyderabad on 30.12.2006 under the impression

that

the

deceased

might

have

returned

to

Hyderabad, but the deceased