High Court Karnataka High Court

Branch Manager National Ins Co Ltd vs S Khadar Basha And Anr on 2 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Branch Manager National Ins Co Ltd vs S Khadar Basha And Anr on 2 June, 2009
Author: K.Ramanna
in THE HIGH COURT OF KARKATAKA. 
CIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAID  H' 1 _
DATED Tms THE 2" DAY 93   _ 3 _  
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THE HOFPBLE mR,as$TIcE_K;RAM;i!q,x _ '
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST Aézvgki, No.52.?é;;'T2'G0*f(:m3
C/W MISCELLANEQUS mi-3.'? App'g:;31,, NO§€>Q?AZ /Q00'?

In MFA No.6273120o7  

BETWEEN:   '

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NATIQNALINEsUE?b£%;N£3E1'_§:O'~£{E§_vL :~,.  ~ _  *

REC%IONA.L E\;~iAI'€AC%EF£-,_  ' --
NATEQNAL' «£Ns31;RA1.*§C'E:j 'CG; --~ _  
REGIONAL GFFECE, 'sUBwa;;>r,.M COMPLEX,
144, M._G.RoAI3, BA.N::AL=:3R'E' ~1.

GULBARCA, 1\§O'a*},.RE?7<3;'D _ .-

APPELLANT

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s;.._ $._;«,.~ SALAM,
NQW 5399 ABOUT 22 '2' EARS,
s:3C3gA?-i2i,/W "2188
R/A,' M/S MOBARAQ TRANSPORT OFFECE,
TQ' GANGAVATHE, DIST. KQPPAL.
RESPQNEDENTS
{BY SQLV; LAKSHMEKRHY REDS? FGR §«~};, ADV}

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THIS APPEAL ES FSLED UNDER 30(1) 0'? WC. ACT AGAINST
THE JUDGMENT' AND AWARD DATED 21/11/G6 PASSED EN
WCA/NF'~4i7/G5 ON THE FILE OF' THE LABOUR OFFICERTIKND
COMMISSIONER FQR WGRKMEN COMPENSATION, SUBWD-{VI.Si'QN,
KOPPAL DESTRECT, KOPPAL, AWARDING A COMPE3%'{S£s*?1_OESI,<,  1, --- 
144, gm}. ROAD, B81'-§!._GALz_1)RE'3;~.; < - ~ .. fi;PPELLAN'E'

(E3? MfS LEX P:-,E§%::Jf:~i:.A;w.KR1s1»zNAsWAM¥, ADVS.3

AND:

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» ,N+:>w' !§GED._A'B.OUT 32 mags,
 ' «;><:<:; _;E77€_'DRF'v_'E1;£2,
~.RT;'.() GA:4_:3AvA'rH:, am', KOPPAL.

 . 2; 3,""Az;a.MAT:i1ULLAH,

S/O ~KAi}'iM S38, MAJSR, OWNER C3?'

 .. VEHECELE HQ mm 23.161 2133

R:/AA M/S MOBARAQ TRANSPQRT OFFECE,

  "'?1Q,(~'GANG£VATEZI, QEST, KQPPAL, 5. RESPGNDEZNTS

 ?~.P?E£%.L IS FEEJES UNDER SECTEQN SSH} GP' 's'¥,{3. £§C'E'

AGAENST THE GREEK §fi§'§'ED 22/§..'i]Oé PESEEE {N WGfifN§x
Nfifiléjfifi ON THE FILE 0? THE LABOUE? OFFICER AND
CGMQXSSIGNER FOR WORKMEN CUMFENSATIGN, KQPPAL



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SUB SIVISION, KOPPAL, AWARDIEZG A COM§'ENSA'I'_I_QN OF
RS.92,6'}'8/~ WI'I'HIN'E'EREST@ 12% PA. 1 

THESE APPEALS COMING 0»: FOR HEARENG '£'1?.¥.I_S4$'»T:J?:£=x"'}C;~';1:"§«€EV}3

COURT DELIVEREEZ» THE FOLLOWING:  
Efiiif 

The appellant ~-- insurer has :;:G;.3:1e ;ip Vwitifitlifigse

appeals, chalisnging the  _g:VQr:;1£1ficr§.V: *

judgment: and award passr::4,223/- and Rs.92,678/'~«

respectiveij2«..j;3  respoxmdents Na} in both the

 ._Cass:f:§'«:.ujijffI1 }Z1téf€St....at«'lQ% fmm SQ days after the date of

 ' a£:Ci(}e;1t., V ' =    "

fl 'V  Mr. Y. Lakshmikanth Raddy, {ZO'€.l1}S€}

  I"(3Sp€)I1(Zi€}i1?Z No.1 in bath the C8.S€S.

AA VT  The immed C(3'E.}I1$€1 appearing far respaxaderxts,

 3%.} if} mm the cases submitted that thca {:$IIZ¥.IfiiSSi(§I1f:I'

'4 was jumified £33 awaréing cempensation by consiéering the

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age of 1:116 respondents No.1 in both the case i.e.V.x

25 years and therefom the same do not cal1__ ;fCiI” §i.1_~1I:§31:*f;§rcw:%

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arid prays for disnlissal of these apgeais. _- ~ V

4. I have carefuliy per1E2$ed1″‘ fi;1e ”

award and {he materials placfzd-~ 3:111 fecdrclw.

5. Havixlg regard to tIi’e:eV_«f;a<':ts, th€%:_ arise'

for considemtioil is:

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\§:’_:11et}:1j, éf’?vj’.i:h¢ :21 {:o–r§§;tfijs$iQuer was }uStifie{1 in
acvée-p”tifig –fr_h£§ ‘j_§:g%id.§{fice.— 01’ fir. D. Viswaprasad

whe ngit -cx;1fi1ii§£ed 13? rasparzdent in both

.. ca$€ s” ‘:has not given avidense as
vurider Se<:tio11 4(1) (C) (ii) of the WC
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the CO1]1I'I}iSSi(i}I16I' was justified in

" imarast fmm 10/10/2005 instead sf

'A : flofié month fmm the date at' dstarminatiarl as
V' heifi by the Apex Cam': it} the ¢:::a,se Gf Natianai

Efisurance Co. Lids, Vs. Mubasir Ahmad and
Anatiiar, reported in (200?) 2 Supreme CQUZNZ
Cases 349'? 4r.

6. There is no dispute with regard to the injuxiies

sustailled by I’f3Sp€)I1d6ITi1:S N0} in both the casrs¥:$”

the course of their employment. The

herein in both the cases haxié 4exami1f;_éti” -:§1″}.a7: fir ‘

Viswaprasaci as P.’W.3 to assms their1’disab’fiif_y’a13’d ‘1s:s~sor V’

r;*.arzi11’I1g capacity. ACcord511g.%’j:’q:£0. PW.;3¥”t?1″€:

N<}.1~(:1a.ima;}t in WCA./NF N013; s1'1ff'érS 2O – 25%
of disability. Like wig 1~<:3a.i3:I1a:1t in
WCA/NF–'–$L1'f{e*r$.v"§25 — 30% permarlent

physical»disabixitfi I" %

'7, raspciidféiits have not garoduced either

'~ ._t_hei:'f z;:§:rtifiéa{",-::.or any other document to prove their

j'a.r1civ…t}*i:éz::fare in the absence of any such dacument

the Commissicsner thought; it just and

' pr0per*~1:;§":.take into consideratizm the age of respondents

" both the cases as mentianed in the would

K :V"§<«=:;_:'r§tifi<::ate as 21 and 3} years mspectiveiy. Hence, I do

not finé any iflegality or ificorrectness in 1316 compensaticm

. «- ;,;,»«r-"

awarded by the W2C. Commissioner ané

not require any interference.

8. So far as awaréi11g:_ of i1i’i:e14est is 1cé:1(ie1*né;:1,”‘thé’ ,

Commissioner has erred in days
after the date of 1’Lf;tVi£e decision
sf the Apex smut: in INSURANCE
co. LTD., vs, reported
in (2007) 2 f%c§gé3§s 349. Following the
said _’i¥.1ii-égest by the Commissioner
from 30 Adgigs accident is iiable to be set

asidgg’ agile} ‘V shouid be awarded on the

¢c€I:§c::n_§*g;é.1;};§e§f1A.._a:nount oniy after 30 days from the date of

%pa%ss¥:;;”g 1.3., mm 21–12m2o05 1:311 deposit, to

V V’ . that’é:xtc:{1t Judglem: and Award under challenge is to

‘ H ‘A V’ — {mg-.di:VtV?ii.§é.

9, Accorciingly, bath the appaais are afieweé in

:~ pa:r’t. The camperxsatian awarded by the WAC.

Commissisner in WCA/NF N034}?/2005 and 416»/2303:’:

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are hereby Conflrmed. However, it is ordered that
respondents NC).1 in both the cases are entitled tq iigfeyest

only from 21~»}2-2()O6 1:332 payment.

The respondents No.1 in botigtlae CfiStifE;.::£i3f€”éI11;ii’E§§€i’

1:0 withdraw tha amount in deijcgosit .f).ef«::1fé~ i1:{i$ j”eQ’i::;fi;,

deposited ‘by appellant in 1_:i::.$.ir £’esj:»er;ti&:*é:

balance amount if any sha}1____?§@:_Ci8Vp0s§1:ed_:V.§}}{A appei1a11t
within 60 ‘days from _ 2
N9 order ezzéztq c<:}$ES'." ~ V

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