Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 603 · Decided 9 August 2024
Doli Rani Saha v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 603 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 391
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8605/2024
- Decided
- 9 August 2024
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Issue arose whether the victim was a bona fide passenger of the train in question on the date of incident, and was entitled to compensation. Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 - s. 16 - Railways Act, 1989 - s. 124A - Railway accident Victim, if a bona fide passenger - Burden of proof - Discharge of - Victim travelling on the train and his death caused by a fall during course of his travel - Compensation claim by the victim's sister, dismissed by the courts below - Correctness: Held: In
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