THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA C.M.A.No.489 of 2005 JUDGMENT:- 1. Heard the learned counsel. 2. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, being aggrieved of non-granting of interest in O.A.A.No.229 of 2000 on the file of the Railway Claims Tribunal, (hereinafter in short referred to as “The Tribunal), Secunderabad Bench at Secunderabad. 3. The learned counsel representing the appellants had taken this Court through the grounds of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal and would maintain that in the light of the same, the interest has to be granted. 4. On the contrary, the learned counsel representing the respondent would maintain that in the light of the convincing reasons recorded by the Tribunal, this is not a fit matter to be interfered with. 5. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel on record, the following points arise for consideration in this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal:- (1) Whether the negativing of the relief of the interest is to be confirmed or to be disturbed in the facts and circumstances of the case? (2) If so, to what relief the parties would be entitled to? 6. POINT NO:-1 The Application O.A.A.No.229 of 2000 on the file of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad Bench at Secunderabad was filed claiming compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- for the death of the deceased- M. Veeranna as a result of untoward incident. The learned Tribunal, in the light of the respective pleadings of the parties having settled the issues and on appreciation of the evidence of A.W.1 and A.W.2 and Exs.A.1 to A.4, ultimately, came to the conclusion that the applicants are entitled to compensation of Rs.4,00,000/-, but however, interest was not granted. 7. The learned counsel representing the appellants strongly relied on the decision of the Apex Court reported in Tahazhathe Purayi Sarabi and others Vs., Union of India and another [1]. It is needless to say that in the light of the same, the relief relating to the interest prayed for by the appellants can be granted. 8. POINT NO:-2 Therefore, the appellants are entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the awarded compensation amount from the date of the application till the date of the award and further, the appellants are also entitled to interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of the award till the date of realization. 9. Accordingly, to the extent indicated above, this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is allowed. No order as to costs. _______________ P.S.NARAYANA, J Dated: 1st July, 2010 bud THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA C.M.A.No.489 of 2005 DATED:01.07.2010 [1] 2009 ACJ 2444