Kuldip Singh, J.

This is an appeal against the judgment dated 30.4.2001, passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (in short, 'the Tribunal'), vide which, claim application of the appellant was partly allowed and he was allowed compensation to the tune of Rs.1,70,000/- i.e. Rs.1,60,000/- for loss of the eye and Rs.10,000/- for the loss of the luggage alongwith interest.

2. Undisputed facts are that the appellant, being the bona fide passenger, was injured in a bomb blast that took place in platform no.2 on 21.6.1999 at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station while he was waiting at the platform to board Lohit Express train for onward journey to Ambala Cantt. Appellant was 61 years old at the time of the accident. He suffered injury on the face and his left eye was fully damaged. He lost his luggage. Tribunal held that the loss of one eye is mentioned at serial no.23 of the scheduled appended to the Railway Accident and Untoward Incidents (Compensation) Rules, 1990 as amended by 1997 Rules, for which, compensation of Rs.1,60,000/- is provided. Therefore, the same was allowed to the appellant.

3. The short question arising for consideration of this Court is as