239 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 14.02.2025 MEENA KUSHWAH AND ANR ....Appellants Versus UNION OF INDIA ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Subhash Chander Sachdeva, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate and Ms. Monica Chawla, Advocate for respondent/UOI.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Challenge is to the Award dated 08.04.2019 passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh whereby the claim application filed by the claimants seeking compensation on account of death of Rahul Kushwah who died of fall from Mail Express Train (Ex.Amritsar to New Delhi), stands dismissed.

2. Claimants claimed that on the fateful day, deceased was travelling after purchasing a valid ticket. Accidently, he fell down near starter signal of Bazidan Jatan due to jerk and sustained grievous injuries. He was rushed to Kalpana Chawla Medical College, Karnal where he succumbed to his injuries.

3. The claim was contested by the Railways denying that the deceased was a bona fide passenger. It was claimed that no journey ticket was recovered during physical search of the dead body of the deceased.

Hence, he was not a bon