रेल दावा अधिकरण लखनऊ न्यायपीठ RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH Claim Application No.: OA/II/U/LKO/295/2024 CORAM:

Hon’ble Mr. Sanjeev Aggarwal, Member (J)/RCT/ALD @ LKO Hon’ble Ms. Archana Srivastava, Member (Technical)

Date of Institution: 11.11.2024 Date of Decision: 13.01.2026

1. Rakesh Kumar, aged about 54 yrs. S/O Late Ramnath Sharma

2. Saroj Sharma, aged about 48 yrs. W/O Mr. Rakesh Kumar R/o- Village- Bhinduri, Post & PS- Chaubepur District- Kanpur Nagar (Bihar).

……. APPLICANTs VERSUS Union of India through General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House, New Delhi ……. RESPONDENT Appearance: Shri C. P. Singh, Counsel for the applicants Shri A. K. Sinha, Counsel for the respondent.

CLAIM FOR Rs. 20,00,000.00/- (with interest)

JUDGMENT

1. The applicants, Rakesh Kumar and Others have filed this claim application under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 against the respondent Railway administration for payment of compensation for the death of their daughter namely Komal Sharma D/o Mr. Rakesh Kumar (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), on the ground of their dependency on the deceased, who allegedly died as a result of an untoward incident.

2. It has been ave