FAO No. 2721 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- FAO No. 2721 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: August 03, 2009 Smt. Mahindro and another ........ Appellants Versus Union of India through the General manager, Northern Railway, New Delhi .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Namit Sharma, Advocate for the appellants Mr. Jagdish Marwaha, Sr. Standing Counsel for the Railway-UOI -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. Vide order dated 17.03.2009, the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh, had ordered the distribution of the amount of compensation equally amongst the claimants. It was also ordered that the entire amount of compensation, payable to the applicants/claimants, shall be kept in the fixed deposits in their favour in some Nationalised Bank for a period of three years with liberty to withdraw quarterly interest thereon. It is stated by learned counsel for the appellants that since the appellants are adults, the amount of compensation should not be kept in fixed FAO No. 2721 of 2009 (O&M) 2 deposits, rather it should be released to them. In support of his argument, a reliance has also been placed on the decision rendered by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of 'H S Ahammed Hussain v. Irfan Ahamad, 2002 (3) RCR (civil) 563. It is further stated that the appellants are in dire need of the amount of compensation. On the other hand, learned counsel for the Union of India states that he has no objections, if the appellants are allowed to withdraw the amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal in their favour. In view of the above, the instant appeal is allowed and the order dated 17.03.2009 passed by the Tribunal is modified to the extent that the amount of compensation so awarded shall be released in favour of the appellants immediately, who are parents of the deceased. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge August 03, 2009 mohan