India, Nov. 22 -- After a long legal battle spanning over a decade, parents of a 17-year-old who lost his life after falling from a local train in 2008, are finally entitled to receive compensation for their son's tragic death. The Bombay High Court has overturned a 2016 order by the Railway Claims Tribunal and directed the Western Railway (WR) to compensate the family for their loss.

According to the Indian Railways Act, in the case of an "untoward incident"-terrorist acts, violent attacks, robbery, rioting, arson, or a passenger accidentally falling from a train-if a passenger is killed or injured in the incident, they are entitled to compensation from the railways. Referring to the Act, justice Jitendra Jain held that the evidence on ...