Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1201 · Decided 8 October 2025
Rajni and Another v. Union of India and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1201 · [2025] 10 S.C.R. 548
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12538/2025
- Decided
- 8 October 2025
- Bench
- ARAVIND KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
The deceased was pushed out of the running train resulting in his death. The claim petition of appellants herein was dismissed by the Tribunal on ground that claimants had failed to prove deceased was a bonafide passenger. The High Court concurred with the findings of Tribunal Act, 1987 - s.16 - Railways Act, 1989 - s.124 - The victim-deceased is stated to have purchased a second-class ticket at Indore Railway Junction - It is alleged that due to overcrowding, he was pushed out of the running train, resulting in fatal head injuries
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