High Court Karnataka High Court

Sanjay Dhondiba Shinde vs Shri Bhupindersingh Gummanna on 26 September, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Sanjay Dhondiba Shinde vs Shri Bhupindersingh Gummanna on 26 September, 2008
Author: K.Ramanna
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IN THE HIGH $0012"? 0? KARNATAKA, AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF' SEPFEMBER 2088 _
BEFORE V '
THE HUMBLE MR.JUS'I'ICE K RAMANN?;.." '    '
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LSANJAY DPEONEBIBA SHINDE,

AGED ABOUT 25 YRS,

OCCCLEANER (NOW ML),

R/'O.SHIVAdINAGAR,

MALABHAG,

NEPPANI, 'I'Q.CHIKO{)I, _ _ ;  .  _
DESTBELGAUM       "  APPELLANT

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 'M_ARb"i"§-QALLI, BELGAUM - 590 002. .. RESPONDENTS

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THIS MFA U/3.30m :9 W.C.AC’I’ AGAINST ‘1’;~:-E

AND ORDER m*.22.7.2005 PASSED IN KAPAKA:sR-147;V20r§z;w.or¢

FILE OF’ THE LABOUR OFFICER AND CO1§»i’iVEiSSfONEiR”.FOi?”»

WORKMENS C’OMPENSA’I’iON, SUB4i)i”°J1SIC.N-1., _ BELGfxU?é§,
ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR »..,CC§*ME?E’NSATI€31’J___ £393
SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATIOESI. ” ‘- _ . V’ _

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN’i-iEAR§3′- AND FOR”?

ORDERS, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT’ OF’ ‘J1?-EDGEEEBFT THIS
DAY,’1’HE COURT DELIVERED THE FOL£iQ”I,ING; ‘

The this appeai being
not satisfied #2?-O”7V–2O05 passed by the
Labour Ofi§(:er~ ‘ fi:$fV’vWorkmen’s Commission,
sub-divisicfi-_I, ” A; 3.12. NO. 147/ 2004, seeking
enchancementhf

‘V Heard {fie-Vagguments of both sides and perused the

ra.cord.’« .,

short P0i’a.t izzwolveé in this appeai is,

VVi.’}_1ether”~.. the’ -W’.C.Gomm1’ssioner is justified in awarding

” §£,4A and taking his monthly income at Rs.2,006/- ?

K u “5=¥. It is an undisputed fact that the appellant was

as clearer under respondent No. 2 in vehicle No. MI-f~()4

F36 4833, fIt)I}:}. 4 months prior to the date of accidmitf on

14.12.2904 While the appellant was on €:1:ap1oyme1’3t,:”due:to

and mtgligezit driving of the driver of i

met with an accident and the appe.ua:i[_i ‘”.é.u§i;xii:1cii

injuiics like fractures to right and left oft’

treatment and followup ttv;«fg1t1nent,V__Hfiiactu2f§:s ‘:1o_t right
femur was bending and that then: is a
ma} union of tibia and f}1t3rt?f01’t2.::’3l(§”5§f£3$ sit, stand and

squat, lift and to iiio thinzre is Iesuiction in

both the the appcliant am non
scheduk: V .2 who examined appciiant had

assessed disabflity to the extent of, right leg

,–‘-‘v4_rV5%, ;_ « course, Commissioner has taken the

fogs of oajiiacitgr at 70%. The Commissioner ought to have

V takco iosss capacity to the extent of 1 /3111 of disability

but the W.C. Commissioner has wrongly taken

of capacity at ‘7{}% which is on the higher side.

Comifiissioner ought to have taken loss of ezazziiiig capacity to

Vi liiiiéz-1::-titcnt of”-1/3″ of éisability of partrioular limbs, as such the

nltiés of earning Capacity as taken by the appellant/claimant at

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2

70°/0 is on the higher side, no acceptable reasqtts

assigned by the ‘$33.0. Commissioner ”

takm g the loss of eamm’ g capacity aV¥t._ :’HtiaveV*ei’, the

respondent] insurer has not filedrény. apfteal’ .Vthe3 ortiert L’

under chaiienge, nor filed any regard, I
Won’t interfere with the ‘ t n A V

5. As regatjds the claimant is
concerned, the =i material before
the ifieome, therefore the
{3ommissiQiiej¥’ ‘V as provided under the
Minimum ‘tti’:_’ja$sees»:’jt£zehcompeneation payable to the

appellant/_’ c}.ait11′:::1it; ‘as; eneh’ do not find any illegaiity or

it; incoxae of the appeiiant/claimant at

§’3.2L.bG5_/7- tneixth. Therefore viewed from any angle, I do not

V find. to enhance the compensation awarded by

the W. C. Crgfiisgaissioner.

V’ ” 6;-._Acee1tiing1y, the appeal is dismisseé.

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