DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER vs KANCHAN TIWARI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 01.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on:05.12.2025 FAO 118/2020, CM APPL. 9386/2020, CM APPL. 9387/2020, CM APPL. 28629/2020 & CM APPL. 9022/2021 DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Mr. Harsh Kumar Singh, Mr. Piyush Wadhwa and Mr. Yash, Advocates. versus KANCHAN TIWARI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akhil Sachar, Ms. Babita Rawat, Ms. G. Arora, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This Appeal under Section 30 of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (the EC Act) has been filed by the respondent in an Application under Section 4A(3)(b) of the EC Act, aggrieved by the order dated 23.05.2019 passed by the Commissioner, Employees’ Compensation, Labour Department, whereby the respondent has been directed to pay interest of ₹ 2,39,138/- 2. In this appeal, unless otherwise specified, the parties will be specified to as described in the original proceedings. 3. The facts of the present case originate from the demise of Shri Himanshu Tripathi, on 20.09.2009 who was employed with the respondent, Northern Railway, Indian Railways, as Signa