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/412/2020 Mr. Kartik Ramesh Waghela, Aged 22 years, Residing at: 17/18, Shanta Bhavan, Station Road, Kandivali (W), Mumbai-400099.

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

Mr. P. D. Mane : Advocate for Claimant Mr. P. Pal : Advocate for Respondent Date of Institution: 01.12.2020 Date of Judgement: 09.04.2026 By Shri. Rajeev Jain, Member (J) RCT/Jaipur Circuit Bench at RCT/Mumbai JUDGEMENT

1. The Claim Application has been filed by the Applicant, Mr. Kartik Ramesh Waghela, 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 06.02.2020.

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

2. It is stated that Mr. Kartik Ramesh Waghela (hereafter referred as injured), resident of Mumbai. It is alleged that on 06.02.2020, he w