The General Manager, South Eastern Railway Administration Sera v. Steel Authority of India Ltd, Bokaro Steel Plant.
Case brief
What is this about?
South Eastern Railway excess freight refund appeal dismissed; Tribunal award upheld; coal carriage Haldia to Bokaro Steel Plant; 83 kms longer route via Dankuni versus standard route via Kharagpur, Midnapore and Adra; refund Rs. 99,58,866/- plus 9% p.a. interest from 18.02.2005; award-holder SAIL; appellant unrepresented, appeal dismissed for non-pursuit and on merits; Odisha High Court decisions relied on by Tribunal; release of deposit by Registrar General within 15 days; balance recoverable by execution of award; F. M. A. 4742 of 2015 with CAN 1 of 2015 and CAN 3 of 2019.
What did the court decide?
Appeal of the Railways dismissed with all connected pending applications; Registrar General directed to release to the respondent (SAIL) the deposited principal of Rs.99,58,866/- with accrued interest within 15 days; any balance of principal or interest recoverable by the respondent through execution of the award.