Collision of two trains one of which is the
train carrying passengers; or
(b) derailment of such train; or
(c) other accident ... every day life, it
cannot be termed as an accident-accident to the train (or a
part of it).
In the case of a mishap
injuries to the deceased being caused
in a train accident while indicating that all of
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them could result from the merciless beating given ... that while all the
injuries could not be caused in a train accident, it was
possible to cause all the injuries by lathi blows. Thus
Abja who died
on 23.5.1996 in a train accident at Varkala Railway station. The Claims
Tribunal disallowed the claim, but the appeal against the said ... train and trying to enter the
train and she fell down. He has further stated that the deceased Abja had
attempted to board the train
Whether attempt
of getting into or getting down a moving train resulting in
an accident was a case of ‘self inflicted injury ... either a
collision between trains of which one is a train carrying
passengers or the derailment of or other accident to a
train
compensation for the death of P. Suresh Kumar in a train accident which
had occurred on 17.7.1997. Relying upon a judgment of this Court ... described in Rule 3(2) of the Rules, in an
accident in a train on 30.10.1997, and another person
sustains the same kind of injury
Abja who died on 23.5.1996 in a train accident at Varkala Railway station. The Claims Tribunal disallowed the claim, but the appeal against the said ... train and trying to enter the train and she fell down. He has further stated that the deceased Abja had attempted to board the train
Under the said two
policies, in the event of death by accident, twice the sum assured
was payable by the insurer. In the application form ... policy holder unfortunately lost his life in
a train accident, leaving behind the complainant alone as his legal
heir as well as nominee for death
examination, he stated that
if train is moving and any person, walking on
foot, gets dashed by the train then such
injuries may occur.
This ... stage, the
witness stated that if injuries were sustained
during a train accident then it might reflect
fracture on face. He accepted the possibility
accidental death. The compensation
payable under the Motor Vehicles Act is on account of the
pecuniary loss to the claimant by accidental injury or death ... death or
death by suicide, serious illness, including even death by
accident., through train, air flight not involving motor
vehicle. would not be covered under
train. While washing her face the train jerked
violently at a turning and in that impact she was thrown out
of the train. What happened ... accident. As the definition of accident in the Act did
not embrace instances of other types of disasters which
frequently happened during train journeys
