Allowed
Santokh & Anr. v. Union of India
Punjab & Haryana HCFAO/2996/2008
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana allowed the appeal against an order of the Railway Claims Tribunal that denied interest on compensation. The Court relied on Des Raj v. Union of India (2009) to grant interest from the date of application.
What did the court decide?
Interest on the amount of compensation is allowed to the appellants from the date of application till actual payment.