[2026:RJ-JP:4474]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1076/2008 Shankar Lal S/o Sh. Kisanlal, age 52 years R/o Adalat Road Guru Dware Ke Pass Chowmahala, Thana Gangshar, District Jhalawar ----Appellant Versus

1. Union of India through Western Central Railway Jabalpur

2. Smt. Jatan Bai W/o Shankar Lal age 48 yrs. R/o Adalat Road Guru Dware ke Pass, Cowmaala, Thana Gangdhar, District Jhalawar ----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Deepak Goyal, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Pawan Pareek, Adv. with Mr. Manish Acharya, Adv.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI CHIRANIA

Order

1. The appellant-Shankar Lal S/o Kishanlal has filed the present appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act of 1987’ for short) challenging the judgment/award dated 20.09.2007 passed by the learned Railway Claims Tribunal, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur (hereinafter referred to as ‘learned Tribunal’ for short) in Claim Petition No. O.A. No.II/17/2004 titled as Sh. Shankar Lal and Anr. Vs. Union of India, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellant was dismissed.

2. Learned counsel submitted that the appellant is the father of