4.In the expression Nagappa supra, what is laid down is irrespective of what is claimed, the compensation to be awarded is a just compensation and referred the same in Ramadevi supra, without laying down any principle what was observed is the amount of Rs.2,60,000/ - just compensation than what was awarded of Rs.2,00,000/ - in so awarding by the Apex Court. The Apex Court did not say that without cross-objections even the claimants can ask for enhancement of the compensation awarded by the tribunal. In fact, the law is fairly settled from the expression of the Apex Court in Oriental Insurance Company Limited Vs. R.Swaminathan3 referring to earlier expressions of the Apex Court and by reiterating the same in Ranjana Prakash Vs. Divisional Manager4 , that the respondents to the appeal-the claimants who did not file any cross-objections, not entitled to any higher relief than what was awarded, even any finding of the tribunal not sustainable, if not on that ground not entitled, they are entitled to support the quantum arrived or the relief granted even on other grounds, from the entire appeal is at large though appeal maintained is of limited area of the claim. Thus, the law is fairly settled that beyond what was awarded by the tribunal in the event of no cross-objections of claimants as respondents to the appeal as not entitled to higher compensation even from what laid down of just compensation to award as before the tribunal more than what was claimed and not before the appellate Court without cross-objections, hence there is nothing to
