General Manager Northern Railways Vs Mithu Ram and Ors. — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

General Manager Northern Railways Vs Mithu Ram and Ors. — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of the award amount alongwith up-to-date interest lying deposited in the Registry of this Court in favour of the applicants/respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f) (Dalbeero, Rekha, Rajni, Shammi Kumar & Nisha Devi), strictly as per their shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting the same to their saving bank accounts.

Issue for consideration

Whether the award amount alongwith up-to-date interest lying deposited in the Registry of this Court ought to be released to the applicants/respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f) strictly as per their shares.

Court's answer

The Court found it in the interest of justice to release the award amount alongwith up-to-date interest lying deposited in the Registry of this Court in favour of the applicants/respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f) strictly as per their shares, the judgment dated 26.07.2018 having attained finality and the appellant having raised no objection.

Ratio / Principle

The release was directed after proper verification and identification of the applicants, by remitting the amounts to their saving bank accounts, the details whereof were mentioned in Para-3 of the applications and supported by photocopies of pass books annexed thereto (Annexure A-1, colly).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CMPs No.17568 to 17572 of 2026, filed under Section 151 of CPC by respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f) (Dalbeero, Rekha, Rajni, Shammi Kumar & Nisha Devi) in FAO(MVA) No.344 of 2016, sought release of the award amount alongwith up-to-date interest lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, as per their shares. The appeal had already been decided vide judgment dated 26.07.2018, which had attained finality, and the non-applicant/appellant (GM, Northern Railway) raised no objection. Finding it in the interest of justice, the Court directed release of the amount to the applicants strictly as per their shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting it to their saving bank accounts (details in Para-3 of the applications; pass books annexed as Annexure A-1 colly), and disposed of the applications.

GM, Northern Railway vs. Mithu Ram & Ors.

CMPs No.17568 to 17572 of 2026 in FAO(MVA) No.344 of 2016

20.07.2026

Present: Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Senior Panel Counsel, for the non-applicant/appellant.

Mr. Y.P. Sood, Advocate, for the applicants/respondents.

Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Additional Advocate General,for the respondents/State.

CMPs No.17568, 17569, 17570,17571 & 17572 of 2026

The present applications under Section 151 of CPC, have been filed by the applicants/respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f), namely, Dalbeero, Rekha, Rajni, Shammi Kumar & Nisha Devi, for release of award amount alongwith up-to-date interest, in their favour, as per their shares, as lying deposited in the Registry of this Court.

Learned Senior Panel Counsel, for the nonapplicant/appellant, states that since the present appeal has been decided by this Court vide judgment dated 26.07.2018 and no further appeal or challenge has been preferred against the said judgment till date and the same has attained finality, he has no objection, in case, the prayer made in the application is allowed.

Heard. Having perused the averments made in the applications, which are duly supported with the affidavits of the applicants coupled with the fact that the judgment dated 26.07.2018 passed by this Court has attained finality, this Court finds it in the interest of justice to release the award amount alongwith up-to-date

interest as lying deposited in the Registry of this Court in favour of the applicants/respondents No.2(a), 2(b), 2(d), 2(e) & 2(f), namely, Dalbeero, Rekha, Rajni, Shammi Kumar & Nisha Devi , strictly, as per their shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting the same to their saving bank accounts, details whereof have been mentioned in Para-3 of all the applications as well as photocopies of pass books of the aforesaid applicants annexed with the application (Annexure A-1, colly).

Applications stand disposed of.

( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge

July 20, 2026 (reena)