IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK FAO No.137 of 2026 Ankita Kumari and others …. Appellants Mr. S. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- Union of India and another …. Respondents Mr. G. Sethi, Senior Panel Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 20.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. S. Sahoo, learned counsel for the Appellants and Mr. G. Sethi, learned Senior Panel Counsel for the Respondents- Union of India. 2. Present appeal by the claimants is directed against the judgment dated 28.01.2026 passed in OA (IIU)/BBS/200/2024 by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar Bench, Bhubaneswar. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the Appellants that 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. 4. 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 9th September, 2021. Digitally Signed Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 21-Apr-2026 12:14:55 Signature Not Verified 5. 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 claimants by keeping 50% of shares of Appellant No.1 – Ankita Kumari in separate fixed deposits in any Nationalized Bank in her name for a period of five years, and the entire amount fall due to the shares of minor Viz. Appellant No.4 — Ankush Raj be kept in any Nationalized Bank in separate fixed deposits till he attains majority or for a period of five years, whichever is later. 6. Since the Appellants 2 & 3 (Anita Devi & Ram Kripal Singh) are already allowed by the learned Tribunal to draw 50% of their compensation amount, no further order in their respect is required to be passed. 7. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik