Union Of India (Uoi) vs Smt. Brigeet Chacko And Anr. on 19 June, 2007
2. Heard. Sri.B.Suresh kumar, learned counsel appearing for
the appellant and Sri.James Kurien, learned Standing Counsel
appearing for the respondent. The appellant's counsel relies on the
decision of a Division Bench of this court in Union of India v. Brigeet
Chacko (2007(3) KLT 603) wherein the Division Bench held, following
the decision of the Apex Court, that even in the absence of a specific
provision for grant of interest in Railway Accident Claims, interest at
the rate of 6% per annum can be granted on the amount of
compensation from the date of the application. The decision of the
Bombay High Court to the effect that interest is payable only from the
date of award was dissented from. We also notice that a Division
Bench of this Court, to which one of us (P.N.Ravindran,J.)