Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 08-May-2026 17:32:04 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK FAO No.371 of 2026 (From the judgment dated 21^st November, 2025 passed by the learned Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench in Case No. O.A.

(IIU)/57/2025)

Pushpa Patel and Others …. Appellants -versus-

Union of India, represented through its General Manager, East Coast Railway, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar …. Respondent Advocate(s) appeared in this case:-

For Appellants : Mr. Satyaban Sahoo, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. S.S. Kashyap, Sr. Panel Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE B.P. ROUTRAY

JUDGMENT

8th May, 2026 B.P. Routray, J.

1. Heard Mr. S. Sahoo, learned counsel for the claimant – Appellants and Mr. S.S. Kashyap, learned Senior Panel Counsel for Union of India.

2. Present appeal by the Claimants is directed against impugned judgment / award dated 21^st November, 2025 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench in Case No. O.A. (IIU)/57/2025.

3. It is submitted on behalf of the appellants that the Tribunal while granting interest has directed for payment of interest from the date of Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 08-May-2026 17:32:04 adducing of Applicant’s Evidence (AE), i.e. 7^th August 20