SMT. ASHRAPPA YELLAPPA BHENDARI AND ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER — FA/358/2020

Case under Railway Claim Tribunal Act. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 02nd April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 18-Dec-2020

CNR: HCBM010423132019

Filing Number

FA/25433/2019

Filing Date

09-Sep-2019

Registration No

FA/358/2020

Registration Date

09-Jul-2020

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

Bench Type

Single

Category

COMPENSATION ( 7 )

Sub-Category

RAILWAY ACCIDENT INCLUDING RAILY COMPENSATION ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

02-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 21-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Railway Claim Tribunal Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SMT. ASHRAPPA YELLAPPA BHENDARI AND ANR.

    Adv. mohan rao

  2. 2.SHRI. SATYAMMA ASHRAPPA BHENDARI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

    Summary The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and held that the death of Mr. Balkrishna Bhandari, who died after falling from a moving train on 29 January 2012, constitutes an "untoward incident" under the Railways Act, 1989, entitling his dependents to compensation. The court rejected the Railway Tribunal's dismissal, finding the contradictory investigation reports unreliable and applying the principle that in welfare legislation cases with conflicting evidence and no eyewitness, courts should favor the victim. The court awarded Rs. 4 lakhs compensation (capped at Rs. 8 lakhs with 6% annual interest from accident date) to be paid equally to the two applicants within 12 weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 02-Apr-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  4. 26-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  5. 24-Mar-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  7. 11-Mar-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  8. 18-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  9. 16-Jan-2023

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay Ahuja

  10. 19-Dec-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay AhujaView PDF

  11. 18-Dec-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 09-Sep-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. FA/358/2020

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and held that the death of Mr. Balkrishna Bhandari, who died after falling from a moving train on 29 January 2012, constitutes an "untoward incident" under the Railways Act, 1989, entitling his dependents to compensation. The court rejected the Railway Tribunal's dismissal, finding the contradictory investigation reports unreliable and applying the principle that in welfare legislation cases with conflicting evidence and no eyewitness, courts should favor the victim. The court awarded Rs. 4 lakhs compensation (capped at Rs. 8 lakhs with 6% annual interest from accident date) to be paid equally to the two applicants within 12 weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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