IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 12.12.2025 Union of India ...... Appellant versus Shanti and another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. Somesh Gupta, Senior Panel Counsel for the applicant-appellant.

Mr. Kartar Singh Malik-I, Advocate for the respondents.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (Oral)

CM-24567-CII-2025 This is an application for restoration of the appeal which was dismissed for non-prosecution vide order dated 12.09.2025.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed.

Main case is restored to its original number and is taken on Board today itself.

1. The present appeal has been filed at the behest of Union of India assailing the order dated 11.04.2018 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh whereby the claim application filed by the respondents–claimants was allowed and compensation was awarded on account of the death of Daulat.

2. The claimants pleaded before the Tribunal that on 21.04.2013, the deceased was travelling in Train No.54007 from Rohtak to Jind. During the journey, he accidentally fell from the moving train, sustained injuries and died on the spot.

3. The