IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2275 OF 2017 (RCT)

BETWEEN:

THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY HUBLI- 580 020.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANGOWDAR, CGC)

AND:

1. SMT. AKKAVVA WIFE OF LATE MAHESH KAMBLE, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, AND RESIDING AT NOGANIHAL VILLAGE, Digitally HUKKERI TALUK, signed by BELGAUM DISTRICT- 590 001.

RAMYA D Location:

2. SMT BHARATHI HIGH COURT OF WIFE OF NILLAPPA KOLAKAR KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, AND RESIDING AT HALASI VILLAGE, KHANPUR TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT- 590 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.TANVEER PASHA.A.S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.23(1) OF THE RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 14.11.2016 PASSED ON OA II U 44/2014 BY RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL BENCH, BANGALORE BENCH AND CONSEQUENTIALLY REJECT THE ENTIRE CLAIM APPLICATION.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

The present appeal is filed by the appellant/Union of India chal