Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 715
📌 Paras 2-3
The appellant, wife of the deceased Chandrakant Thakkar, filed a claim for compensation after her husband died from falling off a running train. The claim was dismissed by the Railway Claims Tribunal and the High Court, primarily because the deceased could not be established as a bona fide passenger, as his train ticket was allegedly lost with his luggage. An inconsistency in the appellant's statement regarding the date of travel further complicated the claim.
📌 Paras 3, 5, 12
Whether the claimant can be denied compensation under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, for an 'untoward incident' solely on the ground that the deceased passenger's ticket was not recovered, despite the filing of an affidavit asserting bona f
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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