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

JUDGMENT

:

1. The present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, assailing the judgment passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad Bench in O.A.II (U) No.67 of 2013 dated 04.04.2018.

2. Appellant is the applicant and Respondent is the respondent in O.A.II (U) No.67 of 2013.

3. It is stated in the application that the appellant-applicant went to his native place on his personal work and started return journey in the night hours on 09.03.2013, purchased a journey ticket for travelling from Kazipet to Mancherial and boarded Nagpur Passenger train at Kazipet. In the middle of the way, the applicant went to bathroom and when he was washing his face at the wash basin near the door of the train, the train had given jerks while changing the main line to loop line at Raghavapuram Railway Station, as a result the door hit the appellant-applicant due to which he was imbalanced and accidently fallen down from the running train near Raghavapuram Railway Station. The left leg of the appellant-applicant went under the running wheels and it was cut off on the spot. Appellant-Applicant has received