THE HON’BLE JUSTI CE B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO

JUDGMENT

:

1. The present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed by the appellants- applicants under Section 23 of Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 assailing the judgment in O.A.II (U) No.105 of 2014 dated 17.12.2018. 2.1. Appellant No.1 (died) is the wife and appellant Nos.2 to 5 are the children of the deceased-Venkat Reddy.

2.2. Appellants are the applicants and respondent is the respondent in O.A.II (U) No.105 of 2014.

3. It is stated in the O.A. that D.Venkat Reddy, aged about 78 years, retired employee, resident of Lalithanagar, went to Shamshabad in the early morning hours of 30.12.2013 to the house of his relatives and from there he went to Dharmagiri Dharmasai Temple for morning Darshan. In return journey, D.Venkat Reddy was accompanied by his relative by name S.Padmanabha Reddy went to Umdanagar railway station and purchased a passenger ticket from Umdanagar to Vidyanagar. D.Venkat Reddy boarded train No.57306, Guntur-Medchal Passenger and left in the presence of his relative. After departure of the train from the station, his relative returned. There was heavy rush in the train and D.Venkat Reddy slipped and fell down accidentally at K