Supreme Court of India

Doli Rani Saha v. Union of India

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 391
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 9 August 2024

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellant is entitled to compensation quantified at Rs 8,00,.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration 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. Headnotes† Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 – s. 16 – Railways Act, 1989 – s. 124A – Railway accident – Claim of compensation – 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 cases where the body of the deceased is found on

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