https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198438 In railway accident compensation claims, the amended compensation rate applies where the compensation order is made after the amendment, even if the accident occurred earlier. The rule was treated as governing the award at the time of payment because the amendment was intended to update the monetary value of compensation and avoid arbitrary differences between similarly situated claimants. Applying the earlier rate would frustrate that object and produce an unjust result under the statutory scheme. The claimants were therefore entitled to the enhanced compensation, and the reduced award was set aside. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198438 In railway accident compensation claims, the amended compensation rate applies where the compensation order is made after the amendment, even if the accident occurred earlier. The rule was treated as governing the award at the time of payment because the amendment was intended to update the monetary value of compensation and avoid arbitrary differences between similarly situated claimants. Applying the earlier rate would frustrate that object and produce an unjust result under the statutory scheme. The claimants were therefore entitled to the enhanced compensation, and the reduced award was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198438