FAO No. 5600 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 5600 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.12.2009 Sardari Lal and another ..Appellants. v. Union of India .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Sandeep Vermani, Advocate for the respondent. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated 20.10.2009, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short, `the Tribunal') whereby while awarding Rs. 4,00,000/- as compensation to be shared equally by the appellants, the Tribunal ordered that out of the said amount, Rs. 25,000/- each shall be paid in cash to the appellants and their remaining amount shall be kept in fixed deposit in some nationalised bank for a period of two years, with liberty to withdraw quarterly interest thereon. Briefly, the facts are that on 29.3.2008, Satish Kumar, son of the appellants, tried to board Train No. 3- JPR from Durana Railway Station, when it suddenly started with jerk. As a result of it, the deceased fell down from the train and suffered serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries. In a petition filed for claiming compensation, vide judgment dated 20.10.2009, the appellants were awarded compensation in the manner mentioned in the preceding paragraph. It is against this judgment of the Tribunal that the appellants are before this Court praying for encashment of the total compensation. After hearing learned counsel for the respondent and considering the fact that both the appellants, who are parents of the deceased, are major, the balance amount lying deposited in the FDRs in the names of the appellants deserves to be released in cash to them. In view of the above, the impugned order is modified to the extent that the amount lying deposited in the fixed deposit in the names of the appellants be released to them. The bank is directed to release the amount to the appellants FAO No. 5600 of 2009 [2] on pre-mature encashment of the FDR, if approached. The appeal is disposed of in the manner indicated above. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 24.12.2009 mk