JUDGMENT

A. S. NAIDU, J. : The Union of India represented through its General Manager, South-Eastern Railway has preferred this appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Tribunals Act assailing the order dated 20.7.2005 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubanes¬war in Case No.OA/56/2001. By the said order the Tribunal awarded a compensation of Rs. 4,00,000.00 (four lakhs) with interest thereon at the rate of 4% from the date of filing of the case and directed the amount to be paid within sixty days from the date of receipt of the order, failing which the Railways would pay inter¬est at the rate of 6% per annum on the compensation amount calcu¬lated from the date of filing of the case.

2. Bereft of unnecessary details the present respondent as applicant had filed the aforesaid case before the Tribunal for compensation with the averments that on 9.8.2001 he had purchased a ticket bearing number 69005 for travelling by Jatni-Palasa Passenger Train from Kaipadar Road Station. After the train halted at Kaipadar Road Station, he along with other passengers tried to board the same. At that juncture suddenly the train started to move to a jerk. Consequently the passengers who were enter