Satish Kumar Pattnaik Vs Union of India — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Satish Kumar Pattnaik Vs Union of India — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Appeal disposed of in terms of the principles decided in FAO No.262 of 2020 and batch; entire compensation amount to be disbursed in favour of the claimant-Appellants, with 50% of the shares falling due to each Appellant (Satish Kumar Pattnaik, Sanjukta Mohanty, Sujata Mohanty, Laxmi Narayan Pattnaik and Chinmayi Pattnaik) kept in fixed deposits separately in their names in any Nationalized bank for a period of six years.

Issue for consideration

Whether the challenge in the present appeal against the direction of keeping 90% of the compensation amount in fixed deposit is covered by a similar judgment of this Court.

Court's answer

The present appeal is disposed of in terms of the principles decided in this Court's decision in FAO No.262 of 2020 and batch, with a direction to disburse the entire compensation amount in favour of the claimant-Appellants, keeping 50% of the shares falling due to each Appellant in fixed deposits separately in their names in any Nationalized bank for a period of six years.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

FAO No.102 of 2026, Satish Kumar Pattnaik & Ors. v. Union of India (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, B.P. Routray J., 11.05.2026): Claimants' appeal against the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench judgment/award dated 17.12.2025 in O.A.(IIU)/68/2024, challenging its direction to keep 90% of the compensation amount in fixed deposit. Both parties admitted the challenge was squarely covered by this Court's decision in FAO No.262 of 2020 and batch, disposed of on 09.09.2021. The appeal was accordingly disposed of in terms of the principles decided in that decision, with a direction to disburse the entire compensation amount in favour of the claimant-Appellants and to keep 50% of the shares falling due to each of the five Appellants (Satish Kumar Pattnaik, Sanjukta Mohanty, Sujata Mohanty, Laxmi Narayan Pattnaik and Chinmayi Pattnaik) in fixed deposits separately in their own names in any Nationalized bank for a period of six years.

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 11-May-2026 17:45:42

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

FAO No.102 of 2026

Satish Kumar Pattnaik & Ors. …. Appellants

Mr. D.Patnaik, Advocate

-versus-

…. Union of India Respondent

Mr. S.M.Pattanaik, CGC

CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

11.05.2026

Order No.

The matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

Heard Mr. Patnaik, learned counsel for the claimant – Appellants and Mr. S.M.Pattanaik, learned CGC for the Union of India.

Present appeal by the Claimants is directed against impugned judgment/award dated 17^th December 2025 passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench in case No. O.A. (IIU)/68/2024.

It is submitted on behalf of the Appellants that challenge in present appeal against the direction of keeping 90% of the compensation amount in fixed deposit is covered by a similar judgment of this court.

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Signature Not Verified

S.Das

Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 11-May-2026 17:45:42

It is admitted by both parties that the challenge in the present appeal is squarely covered by the decision of this Court rendered in FAO No.262 of 2020 and batch, disposed of on 9^th September, 2021.

Accordingly, present appeal is disposed of in terms of the principles decided in said decision of this Court with a direction to disburse entire compensation amount in favour of the claimantAppellants by keeping 50% of shares fall due to each Appellant (Satish Kumar Pattnaik, Sanjukta Mohanty, Sujata Mohanty, Laxmi Narayan Pattnaik and Chinmayi Pattnaik) in fixed deposits separately in their names in any Nationalized bank for a period of six years.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( B.P. Routray)

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