The Supreme Court has held that the absence of a railway ticket by itself cannot defeat a compensation claim where the claimant has discharged the initial burden of showing that the deceased was a bona fide passenger. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar restored ₹8 lakh compensation awarded to the
Mere Absence of Railway Ticket Cannot Defeat Compensation Claim Once Bona Fide Travel Is Shown: Supreme Court
