IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2007 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1929 MFA.No. 64 of 2007() -------------------- OA.68/1999 of RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM .................... APPELLANTS: APPLICANTS --------------------- 1. THAZHATHE PURAYIL SARABI, AGED 27 YEARS, W/O LATE ILLIKKAL KUNHI MOOSA, RESIDING AT ARAVANCHAL, PERINGOME AMSOM, DESOM, KANNUR. 2. THAZHATHE PURAYIL MUSAINA, AGED 7 YEARS, D/O LATE ILLIKKAL KUNHI MOOSA(MINOR) REP.BY MOTHER, 1ST APPELLANT, RESIDING AT ARAVANCHAL, PERINGOME AMSOM, DESOM, KANNUR. 3. ILLIKKAL JAMEELA,AGED 55 YEARS, M/O LATE ILLIKKAL KUNHI MOOSA, RESIDING AT ARAVANCHAL, PERINGOME AMSOM, DESOM, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, CHENNAI. 2. THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER(CLAIMS) SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI. BY ADV. SRI.JAMES KURIAN, SC, RAILWAYS THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------------- M.F.A.No.64 OF 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated 24th May, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . This appeal is filed against the award of the Railway Claims Tribunal. Maximum compensation i.e., Rs.4 lakhs, was awarded. Even though interest for the prior period was not awarded, Tribunal awarded interest if the order is not complied with within 45 days of the date of the order. The Tribunal has applied its mind. Award of interest is the discretion of the Tribunal. We see no ground to admit the appeal only on the question of interest. The appeal is dismissed. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE K.P.BALACHANDRAN JUDGE tks