IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. F.A.O No.3510 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19.08.2009 Smt. Kiran Yadav and others ....Appellants Versus Union of India through the General Manager, Northern Railway, New Delhi. ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Namit Sharma, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. H.S. Sirohi, Advocate for Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. Prayer in the present appeal is for modification of the award dated 19-08-2008 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh, vide which the interest has been awarded from the date of the award instead of the date of the application. It is now settled by this Court as well as by the Hon'ble Apex Court, in the case of N. Parameshwaram Pilliai vs. Union of India 2002 ACJ 840 (SC) that the interest has to be awarded from the date of the application. With respect to the rate of interest, this Court in FAO No.110 of 2009, decided on 17-07-2009 disposed of a bunch of similar matters, F.A.O No.3510 of 2008 -2- wherein, interest @ 9% p.a., on the compensation amount so awarded by the Tribunal, was held to be fair and just. In view of the present case being covered by the judgment of Hon'ble the Apex Court in a case titled as N. Parameshwaram Pilliai as well as FAO No.110 of 2009, decided on 17-07-2009 of this Court, the present appeal is also disposed of with a direction that the interest on the amount awarded, shall be paid from the date of the application @ 9% p.a. It is further stated by learned counsel for the appellants that appellants No.1, 2 and 3 are adults, as such, the amount awarded and ordered to be kept in the fixed deposit by the Tribunal, be released. I see no reason as to why the amount awarded should not be released to the appellants No.1 to 3 being adults. It is ordered accordingly. The impugned award dated 19-08-2008 passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh, is modified in the above terms. Appeal is allowed in the above terms. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 19.08.2009 JUDGE gurpreet