FAO No.4279 of 2007 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** FAO No.4279 of 2007 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 07.07.2010 **** Pushpa Devi and others . . . . Appellants VS. Union of India through the General Manager, Northern Railway, New Delhi. . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN **** Present: - Mr.Namit Sharma, Advocate for the appellants. Mr.Jagdish Marwaha, Advocate for the respondent. **** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN J. (ORAL) This appeal is directed against the order passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short ‘the Tribunal) dated 04.04.2007 by which the claimants have been awarded Rs.4,00,000/- towards compensation along with interest @ 9% from the date of order till its realization, in case the respondent-railways failed to make the payment of the compensation within 60 days of the order. The grievance raised by learned counsel for the appellants is that the interest should be awarded from the date of filing of the claim petition till the date of its actual realization in stead of the condition that has been imposed upon by the learned Tribunal that in case the amount of compensation is not paid within 60 days then the appellants would be entitled to recover the compensation amount with interest of 9% per FAO No.4279 of 2007 (O&M) -2- annum from the date of the order till its realization. He relies upon a decision of this Court in FAO No.110 of 2009 titled as “Des Raj Versus Union of India” in which interest @ 9% has been awarded from the date of filing of the claim petition till its actual realization. No contrary judgment has been cited by the learned counsel for the respondent. In view of the above, present appeal is allowed and award passed by the Tribunal is modified to the extent that the appellants shall be entitled to interest on the amount of compensation @ 9% from the date of filing of the claim petition till the date of its actual realization. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 07.07.2010 JUDGE Vivek