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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU, J
SUKU K.N. – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
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| 1. claimants filed appeal regarding awarded interest. (Para 1) |
| 2. appellants cited precedents for interest entitlement from accident date. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. tribunal's discretion on interest is subject to higher court precedents. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. court affirmed prior judgments supporting earlier interest claims. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 5. court allowed appeal with specific interest directives. (Para 9) |
JUDGMENT
The claimants in O.A.No.9 of 2023 on the files of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench, have filed this appeal. The challenge in the appeal is to the limited extent of awarding of interest by the Tribunal only from the date of filing of the written statement by the respondent.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned Central Government Counsel appearing for the respondent.
3. The learned counsel for the appellants submitted that in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court inUnion of India v. Rina Devi [ (2019) 3 SCC 572 ] which was quoted with approval subsequently by a Bench of three Judges of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Doli Rani Saha v. Union of India [ (2024) 9 SCC 656 ], the appellants are entitled for interest on compensati
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