FAO No. 1583 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1583 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 9.3.2011 Shanti Devi .. Appellant v. Union of India and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Vikram Bali, Advocate for the appellant. Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present appeal filed by the mother of the deceased is to the order dated 11.1.2011, passed by Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short, `the Tribunal') only on the ground that while awarding the compensation, the entire amount has been directed to be paid to the widow of the deceased and the minor son. The appellant, who is widowed mother of the deceased, has not been granted any amount. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the parents are also considered dependent on the deceased in terms of the definition provided in Section 123(b) of the Railways Act, 1989 and the mother, being widow, should have been directed to be paid some amount of compensation. After hearing learned counsel for the appellant, I do not find any merit in the submissions made. It has been specifically noticed by the learned Tribunal that mother in the present case was getting family pension of ` 6,000/- per month from the Punjab Government, whereas her deceased son was merely earning ` 2,000/- per month. Under the circumstances, if the entire amount of compensation has been directed to be paid to the widow and the minor son of the deceased, no fault can be found with the order so passed. The mother, who herself was getting ` 6,000/- per month as FAO No. 1583 of 2011 [2] pension, cannot be said to be dependent on her son, who was allegedly earning ` 2,000/- per month as salary and had her wife and a minor son to support. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 9.3.2011 mk