रेल दावा अधिकरण लखनऊ न्यायपीठ RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH Claim Application No.: OA/II/U/LKO/360/2021 CORAM:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bachchoo Lal, Member (Judicial)

Date of Institution: 17.09.2021 Date of Decision: 10.03.2026

1. Vanhaiya Nishad (Father)

2. Jonhiya Devi (Mother)

3. Smt. Rita Devi (Wife)

4. Anushka (minor daughter)

[Applicant No. 4 is minor and represented through her mother and natural guardian Smt. Rita Devi]

R/o- Village – Ranihava, PS- Rudrapur District- Dewariya (U.P.).

……. APPLICANTs VERSUS Union of India through General Manager, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur.

……. RESPONDENT Appearance: Shri A. P. Singh, Counsel for the applicants.

Shri Deepak Shukla, Counsel for the respondent.

CLAIM FOR Rs. 21,00,000.00/- (with interest)

JUDGMENT

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bachchoo Lal, Member (Judicial)

1. The applicants, Vanhaiya Nishad S/O Chauthi 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 Late Basant Kumar Nishad S/O Shri Vanhaiya Nishad (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), on the ground of their dependency on the deceased, who