Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 109 · Decided 29 January 2019
Union of India v. Radha Yadav
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 109 · [2019] 1 S.C.R. 741
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1265/2019
- Decided
- 29 January 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDIRA BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Railway Accidents and Untoward Incidents (Compensation) Rules, 1990 - Schedule to the rules - Compensation payable in respect of death - In the instant case, the accidental death of the deceased-victim took place when he was travelling in a train - Victim peeped his head by the side of railway track resulting in accident in which he lost his life - During pendency of the matter by way of amendment, amount of compensation which was earlier at the level of Rs.4 lakhs in case of death was raised to Rs.8 lakhs - Tribunal held that the deceased was victim
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