IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 11.11.2025 The Station Master Amritsar Railway Station, Amritsar ...... Appellant versus Shilna K. and others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. B.S. Kanwar, Senior Panel Counsel for the applicant-appellant.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (Oral)

CM-1971-C-2024 This is an application for condonation of delay of 86 days in filing the appeal.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Delay of 86 days in filing the appeal stands condoned.

RSA-533-2024

1. Defendants are in second appeal. For convenience, parties are being referred to by their original position in the suit i.e. appellants as defendants and respondents as plaintiffs.

2. Respondents/Plaintiffs (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Plaintiffs) preferred a suit for damages claiming therein that deceased Abhilash Karaz Kandi (KK) was in military service under 306 Field Regiment. The unit of 306 Field Regiment booked Military Special Train VP-593 from Odhaniya Chacha (OCH) to Amritsar (ASR). As per the case of the plaintiffs on 27.08.2015, Abhilash K.K boarded special train VP-593 from Odhaniya Chacha. On 29.08.2015