Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT,

CUTTACK

Date: 13-Jan-2026 17:13:16

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

F.A.O. No. 235 of 2020

(In the matter of an application under Section 23 of the Railway

Claims Tribunal Act, 1987)

Mohan Lal Sharma and Anr. …. Appellant (s)

-versus-

Union of India …. Respondent (s)

Advocates appeared in the case through Hybrid Mode:

For Appellant (s) : Mr. Dhananjay Mund, Adv. For Respondent (s) : Mr. Millon Kumar, CGC

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI

DATE OF HEARING:-16.12.2025

DATE OF JUDGMENT:-24.12.2025

Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.

1. In this appeal, the Appellants seek a direction from this Court to set

aside the impugned nil award dated 06.01.2020 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar in O.A-II/321/2025 and to grant statutory compensation for the death of the deceased caused in an untoward railway incident under Section 124-A of the Railways Act,

1989.

I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE

2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT,

CUTTACK Date: 13-Jan-2026 17:13:16 (i) On 28.11.2015, the deceased, Ankit Sharma, was travelling from Kantabanji to Balangir by Train No. 18426, Durg-Puri Express. During the course of the journey, the deceas