High Court Karnataka High Court

Mallappa vs Mallappa A Dange on 3 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Mallappa vs Mallappa A Dange on 3 October, 2008
Author: K.Ramanna


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S/ORAMAPPA PATiL,.  '   '

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LABOUR,    , 

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MAJCER,-_: ‘~ ‘

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R;’O’CHI}{KA”–.LAC’UDDE,

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– ma NEW INDIA ASSURANCE
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BELGAUM. ‘ ‘ ;2§s§>c:>N}:>ENT

(1259; SRE.R.C,NA-GARAJ, ASV, FOR R-1 AND SEE M.E{.S€3UDAGAR, ADV.
.. FOR R-1*) – –

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THIS MFA ES FILED u;s.3o(1; ‘t’:=1ET ‘

JUDGMENT AND AWARD DT25/4/2005 EAs€._jE2:;>9zN’e;>~:o;~J{‘cA;’i§E..e§Ee;;i_G4

ON THE FILE OF’ THE LABOUR O F?F’ICER A£fJi} coE§.1%{.isS1dNE;E”Eo§es,

WORKMEN COMPENSATION, SUB–‘E)1:V1?3iOI\f-liw,_ . 13E1;{31={i;;i~}i;”‘ EARTLY’
ALLOWENG THE CLAIM PETYTION Eogeajgvi-E_ENsA*:*:0:$1 9.15:1) SEEKING
ENHANCEMENT OF comperzsmfrori’. ‘ L’

THIS APPEAL cVoM1NsAVV_Q:NV.;rc5;é :§1EAR.:N£:g–.*m1s DAY, comm’

DELIVERED THE EQEE§§2–_.v1Nc: V _ __

This’ap;:’>e}2ant seeking e11ha12cemen.t of
compensatiojzi..p£a$seévw}syj.’§he”ie’eiified Commissioner for We-rkmen’s

compenssfiog, éJ3. WCA.SR.43/2004 mainly on the

‘Et}Ea_{~7t”heA’ igiorknsefi Comyensafion Commissioner has not

p1″ii;3e1″i:;z’V evidence ané gmssly erred in taking only

‘ “*”?€)°X{~. he has sustained disabiiity {(12 the tune of

_ . jg 3. Q6926.

i.’I~:IeaI*d the learned counsel and perused the documents

. an record.

3. The oniy short point ixxsmlveci in this appeal is whether

realiy the appelaint sufiers 100% of the loss of eaxrning capacity on

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31 ,r ,.

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account of the injuries sustained by him durixxgihe

employment? ‘

4. Acconding to the appellant, he

vehicie bearing Regn. No. KR-29: exld ” Ai’8V’84″V ut:’ei’eAr:. ‘m$prJnde1;tt ”

No.1. On 8/ 1/ 2004 when he was _g&:1 g ‘ix; the vehicle along
with fire wood the said vehi¢1§ie’;vasehi;v;§.;,% =ajKfs~Rfre bus and in that
accident, he sufl”ered.Vinjux’ies~ other fractures

and admitted :o41C:;v:;’§:fH¢s;aita3€aiid _’§1:e1fi private hospitai and

took and therefore, a claim
petition Cafif1C”i(:} be of R334 lakhs. The learned

CommissioI1er’e<–.fc1'v. Workaéezefbs Compensation, Belgaum, after

considering _£'£1eV iI1jui"iesV__;g__11_:i other documentary evidence, awarded

cQm§fensai'5pt1.e '<..c§'vRs.1,79,653/- by talcing 70% of the 1033 cf

V ea,II1in.g"capé1c'i¥:5r.c'§?Vt11e ciajmant.

:3': to the Dr.S.R.Hegde, the appellant sufifers 50°/E)

V 'p¢;1'111euent disabiiity. Thcugh the evidence disckases that he

eniy 50% of the pezmanent disahility is his limb, the

'Commissioner has wrongly taken the loss of eaming capacity at

n 3'0"/Ea. There is no evidence yiaceéi on record to show that due to the

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injuries sustained, the apiaeilant suffers; tota} 4_

viewed fmm any angle, I do not find ‘ f 2

with the percentage of disability as

Cempensation Csmmissioner Thxé’

Commissioner has Iightiy appli€:ac1_ ‘=r§:1cv.fiJ1’t . and has
awarded compensation. ThV{§i7EV: J:SAIZi’O involved in this

appea}.

6. Accerdigigi is

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Judge