BEFORE THE RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI BENCH, MUMBAI CORAM: Shri. Rajeev Jain, Member (J)

RCT/Jaipur at Circuit Bench at RCT/Mumbai Ms. Niva Singh, Member (T) RCT, Mumbai Claim Application No: OA (II U) /MCC/0886/2018 Mukund Laxman Bhalerao, Aged 38 years, Residing at: Karjat Road, At Kurung, Post Bodgaon, Taluka Karjat, Dist. Raigarh – 410101.

… APPLICANT Versus Union of India, Through the General Manager, Central Railway, CSMT, Mumbai. … RESPONDENT Appearances:

Mr. N. R. Shukla : Advocate for Claimant Ms. Ankita Rele : Advocate for Respondent Date of Institution: 20.11.2018 Date of Judgement:10.04.2026 By Shri. Rajeev Jain, Member (J) RCT/Jaipur Circuit Bench at RCT/Mumbai JUDGEMENT

1. The Claim Application has been filed by the Applicant, Mukund Laxman Bhalerao, for compensation under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 read with Section 123 (c) (2) & Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989, for injuries sustained by him in an alleged untoward incident, occurred on 02.08.2018.

The factual matrix of the matter in nut-shell is as below:

2. It is stated that Mukund Laxman Bhalerao (hereafter referred as injured), resident of Mumbai. It is alleged that on 02.08.2018, h