IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGAL_G.R,IE__
DATED ms THE 25"' DAY or SEPTEMBEB..2TI§§?S'__' I'
BEFORE
THE HONBLE MI-{JUSTICE K.N,I§ESHAVRNfiII§AY#INvAV I I
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IN MFA NO 3716 OF 2005
BETWEEN
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IVI”IT~TTHIs MISCELLANEOUS FIRST 2′-WPEAL Is FILED uss
. am; ~<::~r~' w.c. ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD
DATEEE 25f0'§!26G5 PASSED IN WCAfCR.NO.128I"20€I4 ON THE
I -FILE OF THE LABOUR OFFICER ANS COMMISSIONER FOR
".WORKM€N'S COIDPENSATION, CHITRADURGA, AWAREDING
" COMPENSATION OF RS.1,76,98Cif- WITH INTEREST @ 12%
RA. AFTER 38 DAYS FRCBM THE DATE OF ACCIDENT TILL THE
DATE OF DEPOSIT & DIRECTING THE APPELLANT HEREIN TO
QEPOSIT THE SAME,
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IN MFA NO 4252 OF 2005
BETWEEN
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AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS :
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FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UES
30(f.)__ ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARE}
DATED 25.1.05 PASSED IN NO.LO.WCA.CR.’I28i04 ON THE
WFILE OETHE LABOUR OFFICER AND COMMISSIONER FOR
I’ :’E»V,WOR_KMEN’S COMPENSATION. CHITRADURGA, PARTLY
VALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND
. EEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.
THESE MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEALS COMING ON
IFOR HEARING THIS BAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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due, The question as to when compensation under thVcv’t%ct.fal!s
due for directing payment of interest as conten§pintgc__’__icrsgtcr_
Section 4(A).(3) recently came up for conside.ratt§n.Vv
Hon’bEe Supreme Court in National ‘inn;
Muabasir Ahmed reported in MR 20é?._Si:.f20$:.in.:Para;S-. ‘i”nc’g
Apex Court has cbserved thus; ‘V
” interest is payacn undcr”‘Séci§cn’tt4tA(3) ‘;’:’t2=;e.%:-.- is
default in paying tné.ccmpnnnaficn under this Act
within one month frcn’:..Vti:c§_V ::§’ate;¥’~-.1?’ due. The
question ‘Vat’: nanrfnyg nncéfseécticizt. {I-A “was dean with
by this in ~vfi.§§a_g71i:a..r $«s’n;§n ‘ v’.:”§}nsnwant Sing}:
megs (9);§3’cc “134,;i§”5.’ie;g nrnehniég Act 14 of 1995,
sect:;an}z5¢A t5f’fi.;tf?e)1ict”wa3’éniendec£ inter afia, rim;
the m;n;:n§n:1’jt:ate»ofintegtén to be sfznpfe interest at
12%; L’ -tn tnn ‘fn$rnnt”_;tcasc, the accident took pface
_ aftc-r nntendmérzt cnaf. therefore; the rate of 12%
_ gt; by ibetnsgn Court cannot be fainted. Eat the
A V .. _ pcrf0d.nc~«f:xed by it is wrong. The starting point is on
.’ one month from the date on which 4% feff
dn;=3..”c:i7,}b::sr;c:zsI}’ E’ cannot be the date of accident.
V -Sinceno indication is there as when at becomes due,
A. , c as tn be taken to be the date of acfiindicatxcn of the
H v. rcfaim. This appears to be so because Section 443(1)
prescribes tnat cornpensatsbn under Section 4 shat!
be paid’ as scan as 3? fans due. The compensaticn
becomes due cn the basic of aczgfudtcation of the cfaim
made. The adjudication under’ Section 4 in some
case: involves the assessment of bsc of naming
capacity by a quaiified medicaf practéfioner. _ig_n;;_ie____cs
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Cammissiener. The amount deposited by the insurer at’4thVéf: » £:’i:E1:,e of
fiiing the appeai is ordered to be transferred ta
Workmen’s Compensation Ccsmmissioner so as L’hAin*s».
make payment” The amount ifany éfijlef Z
daimant shail be refunded to the.En4su?é4f;—A.:”‘ .’ ‘. V ‘. ‘V
MFA No.4252!2E305 is heréi33:V:VVTc”i3misse’i3_V_
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