The HC, however, found that the circumstances—tight timing between trains and prior valid travel—made it unreasonable to deny his status as a legitimate passenger. (File Photo) In a ruling that underscores the risks faced by passengers navigating through crowded railway platforms to switch between trains, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the compensation awarded by the Railway Claims Tribunal to the kin of a migrant worker from West Bengal, who died while attempting to board a train during a one-minute platform transfer window at Ahmedabad station in June 2024. Dismissing an appeal of the Indian Railways against the compensation on the ground that the deceased had “no ticket” to board the train he slipped under, the HC said that the absence of a ticket could not defeat a legitimate claim under the law.…