PARAMANAND VIMAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present Appeal is filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, being aggrieved by the judgment dated 21.8.2013, passed by the Member (Technical), Railway Claims Tribunal, Ranchi Bench, Ranchi, in Case No. O.A. (11U)/RNC/2011/0053. After preliminary hearing of this Appeal, by order dated 21.4.2014, the lower court records were called for and thereafter the matter was listed for hearing.

(2.) MALAY Saurav, son of the appellant was travelling by Hatia -Patna Super Express Train No. 18627 from Bokaro Steel City to Gaya on 13.01.2011. The deceased fell down from running train in between Hazaribagh Road Station to Keshawari Halt at KM 346/7 -9. The incident was a case of self -inflicted injury merely because the deceased had fallen from a running train suffered head injuries and died. After receiving such information the appellant reached at place of incident and identified the dead body of his son. The post mortem was conducted on the dead body of late Malay Saurav and the information was given before the authority concerned as U.D. Case No. 7/2011. The appellant has filed copies of fardbyan, F.I.R., Final Report, Inquest Report, Post mortem Report and Journey ticket No. 84095275 from Bokaro Steel City to Gaya. The appellant filed a petition for grant of compensation for Rs. 4 Laks u/s. 124 -A fo Railway Act r/w Rule 3 and 4 of the Railway Accidents and Untoward Incidents (compensation) Rules, 1990.

(3.) ON the basis of pleadings, the following issues were framed on 16.04.2012 by the Railway Claims Tribunal: -