Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Supreme Court has set aside the judgement of the Railway Claims Tribunal on a claim petition and the order passed by the MP high court at Jabalpur on the appeal, allowing the claim petition in part and directing the respondents to pay a compensation of Rs.8 lakh to the appellants-applicants.

The apex court was hearing an appeal challenging the HC’s dismissal of the claim petition seeking compensation for the death of the appellant’s husband in an alleged railway accident.

As per the case, the appellant’s husband purchased a second-class ticket at Indore railway junction for Ujjain in Ranthambore Express. It was alleged that due to overcrowding, he was pushed out of the running train, within the jurisdiction of Narwar police station, Ujjain district, resultin

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