Jhunu Rout v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
FAO No.103 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, B.P. Routray J., order dated 11.05.2026. Claimant-appellants Jhunu Rout & Ors. (counsel D.Patnaik) v. Union of India (counsel Behera, CGC). Challenge to Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench award dated 02.12.2025 in O.A. (IIU)/208/2024 directing 90% of railway compensation to be kept in fixed deposit. Delay condonation via I.A. No.201 of 2026. Appeal disposed in terms of principles of FAO No.262 of 2020 and batch (disposed 09.09.2021): entire compensation disbursed to appellants, 50% of each appellant's share in separate fixed deposits in a nationalized bank for six years.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeal condoned (I.A. No.201 of 2026 disposed of); appeal disposed of in terms of the principles decided 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 due to each appellant (Jhunu Rout, Laxmidhar Rout, Prabashini Rout, Chinmaya Rout and Sagarika Rout) in fixed deposits separately in their names in any nationalized bank for a period of six years.