रेल दावा अधिकरण लखनऊ न्यायपीठ RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH Claim Application No.: OA/II/U/LKO/145/2020 CORAM:

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

Date of Institution: 20.03.2020 Date of Decision: 29.04.2026 Smt. Shashi (wife), aged about 28 years W/O Late Rajendra Kumar R/O Village- Sarava, PS- Malihabad, District- Lucknow (U.P.)

…. APPLICANT VERSUS Union of India through General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House, New Delhi.

……. RESPONDENT Appearance: Mr. P. K. Singh, Counsel for the applicant.

Mr. Anup Bajpai, Counsel for the respondent.

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

JUDGMENT

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

1. The applicant, Smt. Shahsi W/o Late Rajendra Kumar, has 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 her husband Late Rajendra Kumar S/O Shri Ram Swaroop (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), on the ground of her dependency on the deceased, who allegedly died as a result of an untoward incident.

2. It has been averred in the claim application that the deceased when alive was trave