IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MA No.234 of 2009 ASGARI BEGAM Versus BRANCH MANAGER,NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD & ORS -------------- For the appellant: Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh ------------- 2 8/5/2009 Heard counsel for the appellant. In the opinion of this Court, the tribunal was required to record specific reasons for allowing interest from the date of the award because normally the interest has to be allowed from the date of filing of the claim. That view has been taken by the Supreme Court in the case of ‘Dr. Mrs K.K. Tandon Vs. Omprakash’, reported in 1999 ACJ 1299 as also in the case of ‘Abati Bezbaruah Vs. Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India & Ors’, reported in 2003 (3) SCC 148. That being so, this Court would remit the matter back to the Claims Tribunal to reconsider only on the issue of interest and pass a firm order after affording opportunity of hearing to both the parties. The appeal stands disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)