Rakesh Kumar Jain, J.

1. This order shall dispose of the three appeals bearing F.A.O. No. 1262 of 2010 (Rameshwar Lal v. Union of India); F.A.O. No. 1263 of 2010 (Veena Kumari v. Union of India) and F.A.O. No. 2057 of 2010 (Som Parkash v. Union of India) as questions involved in these appeals are similar because the appellants in all the three appeals have prayed for release of the amount of compensation awarded in their favour which has been ordered to be deposited by the Claims Tribunal in fixed deposit in some nationalised bank.

2. In F.A.O. No. 1262 of 2010 (Rameshwar Lal v. Union of India), claim petition was filed by husband and sons of Sushila Devi (since deceased) who had died in an untoward incident occurred on 16.9.2008. The Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter for short, the Tribunal) allowed the claim petition vide its order dated 15.2.2010 and awarded Rs. 4,00,000 along with interest at the rate of 6 per cent to claimants from the date of filing of claim application, i.e., 30.12.2008 till the date of the award and further at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of award till its realization. Out of the total award, an amo