In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. FAO No. 2684 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on August 06,2010. Asha Devi and others --Appellants vs. Union of India -- Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.Paul.S.Saini,Advocate,for the appellants None for the respondent Rakesh Kumar Jain, J, This appeal is directed against the order of Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh, dated 15.4.2008, by which the appellants/claimants have been awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.4 lacs alongwith interest @ 9% per annum from the date of order till its realisation. In the present appeal, only grievance raised by the claimants/ appellants is that the amount of interest should have been granted by the Tribunal from the date of filing of the claim petition and not from the date of order. In this regard, learned counsel has relied upon an order of this Court passed in FAO No. 4068 of 2008 titled as Smt.Babli @ Santosh and others Vs. Union of India decided on 30.3.2009 in which reliance was placed upon a decision of the Supreme Court in the case of FAO No. 2684 of 2009 -2- N.Paramswaran Pillai and another Vs. Union of India and another, 2002 ACJ 841, where interest has been ordered to be awarded from the date of filing of the claim petition till the date of its realization. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellants and perusing the record, the present appeal is allowed and the award of the Tribunal dated 15.4.2008 is modified to the extent that the appellant shall be entitled to interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till the date of its realisation. August 06,2010 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge