In Brief
Kalandi Charan Sahoo's son, a railway employee, died when he fell from a running train near a railway station in 2005. The Railway Claims Tribunal and High Court rejected the family's compensation claim, finding the deceased had de-trained without authorization. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that Section 124A of the Railways Act mandates compensation for untoward incidents regardless of fault or negligence. Since the Railway failed to conduct the mandatory investigation immediately after the incident, the family was entitled to Rs. 4 lakhs compensation.
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