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awarriing Rs. 16,088 }1zé{1;:3f5%»V:iv 21635}, has
awardeci R$.€jf,{}{:}'€}_i{ ~ appailam: i3
entitled 11:: /»-« thereunder.
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pitiancfi. “§’-‘t1:e. =”::’ec:or§ esfabblshes thaé, tha:
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is é1–"-.s_'fti'i:§§§£i $56 awarded a fifirfilfii' SUEZ} <3?' R5,. i8,{}§€3/M
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af Rs.’§§ 14.’indiéputably
tkaere is 80% peIIna11i<§1i'it%T_" hence, loss caf
future i:1c:0z1;fi« V' which, the
trilipunal hzaé oniy. Hence, the
appeI1ziii*H1{V _tLi'.; éW fl<4iiff'-arencvs amount (if
Rs.72,i§:;»=§,/';
5 Tu}§e..Va3:3Ci.dé’ntffi1 injuries hava éfipriveé the
.«”11<;:;t::§.M5.–."L :.p;ié3§;;re$v' "" {§f fife to the appellant. The
.:2'g;t.'–:'E::{.P.9i shmzefg that tha appeilzemt has ta
Sufibz' t§i§*01;§:gh Gilt his fife and that them is 1035 of
. }:3..;:*:1==;_;':ii:i€'sf. Hausa, tie is antified to be axxfagfied an
1~_ aV:Vi€1'ii:i'0I:a.§ Sum af Rs,25,GG€}/- under the hstazi £033 of
~ " ''fz;:i.z::§*€ aznenitjeg.
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w%1i.i6 assefisimg cempézrmaiion, iribtmal/ éienri sheuié
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take in to account 31} relevarxt circumgtaxlca-£5′, é£?:E:–“}i§i1fi{(:ft:_._._
and legal p1″i.n}¢:s gaverréing qu_a}:iti1’§sijg:ti{;3f1_’ of ‘A ”
compensation. The axnountft.’ T ‘~ t1ai1mg«_'{:S ‘V 2964568:
accerdizzg is the ciege<:: _ injtniigs; v-,_D%:_:p;:*ivaiti0n "
S’L1StaiI1€d as a cQnScq.L;¢11cc;ef bring
with it, the cotxseqiiefiifgs rgf earning and
earning capg¢i{§,v–. treatrnent
period ant?) Ap.1¢§;f s’:f;’:§’cs’and joys 0? life. The
said by the Apex Cam’: in
more ‘$81116 has not. been apyiieci
and _fG1I0;u§?&fi * big? filpé “~ii’ib113’13i in passizig Empugitid
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L_’_’T’;j%g£1’ie:3v._;$;:.i;%;3fii;}.e:c’i *0}; the appeliarlt, the 1″2at%_1?€ anci
tfiégitgneni E11 me hesspitais, shock and mama}
“-agony?’ ,§1_fi(i€fgOf1€ 3:16 the disability which the tribunal
}’££¥§’3iéT;}.{ZC€§}?3.i€é, I’€S”ili? i}f}.g in §}€7(‘}ZZi8.I1€I1t ztiisabiafiisnt, and
2 H3::£::r1seq1.1em”ia} 303$ sf earning {:apa{:iijg, {hit appezflanf. is
zirititievzi ta an additiomai <:mI1pe11Sati:”1 0? Rs. i,24,€3{3@/ =~,
as §;1$S(‘353S=€d supra}.
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Award passed by the tribunai, it i5 h€id’V.A..t_h.;é1 t:44L:’ V.
appefiant is entitled ta an additionai coI;1}fié:_:I:1ssé1jii:§:;.2% _
Rs.1,24,6()Oj~ in additianfi£§j ii1§:V._ccz1a}§é::r_;sgtti§n”‘
awaréed by Meier Accident >(‘3_1aiIfi4S–. E36 “ié
€lI11”.§fl€f:d ti: 6%i:1ter<as1': on Rs."};';i?;i§,600/"-~.f:'*f0;:;;i (fats cf
filing of the claim depcgsit: by 2nd
respemient, which is :fi1frsc5"»i1:;<§:1ths time for
deposiiizig {if a;?..;1{;»s.;f2{._' NQ.<Z{:Sts.
Raz modified award,
sd!-3,
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