High Court of Gujarat Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence by Deceased. The court held that the death of a passenger due to falling from a running train due to jerk/jolt constitutes an 'untoward incident' under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, and the railway is strictly liable to pay compensation unless it proves negligence or suicide.
8 Jan 2026The present First Appeal was filed by the appellants, who are the original applicants, under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, chal...
