IN THE HIGH comm' OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBA§§<3A'..
BEFORE ' """ °'
THE HONBLE MR. v..IUSTICI§'§.V}'i_;4iE3VI:L§;'2i}?4}:?;€x A x
DATED THIS THE 2 (31='%AzTT:{}i;s?r7éei§8i %'
M.F.A. 1f2_£)06..
MFA. CROB.No. 339/2006 MFA; No,342 1/2006 (WC)
ME-'A.No.342 1 12666
Between: V
The Brat:-ch_M.arsage1f, _ _'
Uhitcéd India" Co.Ltd. ,
Bijapur, Pep. by ifis '
The Deputy Managsr,
; 'United Ixxdié Irxsurance Co.Ltd. ,
C ._ ' 'R;':=gioI1a1 Ofiiatz:-:.--,« ' '
Sha11.karaI1arayana Building,
VA " ' Road,
..__«BVa;igaIo1'e456O 001. .. AJEPELLANT
(I:"§§fS;"i";S1r1ivana:*1d Pati}, Adv.)
' Srisangaiah,
S/o.Bhikshaia;h Melinamata
Aged: 30 years,
R] aKoravara, Sindagi,
Bijapur District.
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2. Sri.\f1jayakumar,
S/ 0. Chandrashckara @
Chandrama Uppar @ Katti,
Major,
R/a.Af}alapura Takke, j " " ._
Bijapur District. '
(By Sxé.Babu.H.Metaguddi, Acafifor R¢1--;?s '
Sri.A.B.Nanjappa, V "
MFA.CROB.No.3.39/2005;."
in MFA.No.3421/20()6'_ A
BETWEEN; '
S/o.Bhik*$§*1§;yyaa_ 1?:r.Ie'15x1.raat11,%
A'g"ed'3Qiiyeaf'S',' V'
C)cc:._ €3oo1i«:t--,._ ,lo'.'Kd3:~a_.v:ar,
Tatuk; Sizxdagi,
Dist: Brgjapttr." .. .. APPELLANT
V' '(By SIiV.I3a1V)i;:;H.I vIetagudda, Adv.)
~. Manager,
A Ur)jtCti..~India Insurance Co.Ltd.,
" S.'Sé.Front Road, Bijapur,
H " . ff5(By Srishivanand Patil, Adv.)
mat: Bijapur. .. RESPONDENT
This MFA.No.3-421/06 is filed 1}./S.3O(1) 0f WC Act
against the jtldgmem; and order dt.9~»I2-2005 passed in
WCA/SR-51/2004 on the file of ths Labour Officer as
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Commissioner for VVorkmen’s Commnsation, Sub-
Divisien-I, Bijapur, awarding compensation of
Rs.95,305/– with interest at 12% from 4-7-H2003. till the
date of order and directing the appellant to
deposit the same. ” .;.
MFA.CROB.No.339/ 2006 is fiie–c§..1:1~,lO;<§iA R22 so-ft'
CFC against the judmezttlmarxd' '.o1*cler"i1t9~-.12-'20G'5
passed in WCA/SR–51/2005! en ..theee.file"ef"€i2e «
Offmer & Commissioner for"Wé;r_1<Inenj's Compensation,
Sub–Division~I, Bijapur,.._V partly allejwiaflg./Vth;e claim
petition for compensatiotzend seekiI1g'.=e1i?f1anoement of
compensation and ____seei<§:1g ' «-enhaxicement of
compensation witi1._18%{iI1te1fest;-._
This MFA on for hearing
this day, _eoutt' delifreretl. the'. fo1iowir1g:~
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2 Pail}, Advocate, accepts notice fer
a§3pe1lént*——ez1d submits, he will file vakalath in the
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“support of the application, I.A.I/2006 is allewed and the
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
. 3. Accepting the reasons stated in the affidavit in
delay of 35 days in filing the cross-objection is
condoned.
4. This appeal and the
directeé against the judgnent’ ili2l–l
2005 passed by the fer=
Compensatiofl, Bijap211*;’=§I1f’WCe.SR.’Ne;Slli1,?l§Od4. it
5. By ._ award, the
cempensation of
at 12% 13.21.
by that, the appellant herein has
it filed and the first respondent has filed the
it . nt$i’0$s?el}jlecfions.
.3 The learned counsel for the appellant
it .ce;}tended that the Commissioner was not 3’ustified in
it aesessing the iess of earriing capacity at 30%. He also
submitted that the Commissioner has assessed the
ices cf earning capacity at 30% based on the evidence of
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1 1. It is relevant to note, the Commissioner has
awarded compensation of Rs.95,305_{‘§–. the
loss of earning capacity at__30%,
for the appeltant contendeci-that “thel was ‘A
not justified in assessizlgg’-flee Ides ofVVea;ezii_§ig~~capacityL’ at
30%. I do not ti1§e”coIztenfion of the
learned counsel ’tile, -for the reason, the
Doctor at 35% to 4-0%. The
of tibia and fibula. it has
of movements of the Ieft lmee and
the in climbing the steps. The
.. to do the work which he was doing
~ __ea_rfier.%Vé””f{_’herefore, the Commissioner has assessed the
capacity at 30%, which wnnot be said to
§nre asonable. So also the wages. The claimant
AA ~._c1aia1s, he was earning Rs.3,50()/~– per month, but has
not produced any documentary evidence. Therefore, the
Commissioner has taken the wages at Rs.2,500/- per
month which cannot be said to be unreasonable.
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Beis. ‘
Therefore, in my considered view,
the contention that the
in assessing the losspeoéf
taking the wages at -V. V$.<:'cordi:f7§gly,
it is rejected.
' 'Jappeal and alsoigiae _
they are liable to qg
deeneeege,-e »e'
13. ' they are dismissed.
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Iudge
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HBJ:
29-8-2008
ORDERON'FORBEi1\IG ' 1 A
The amount in deposit’; ;b’e_ t»h¢
Commissioner for Workmegfs Cofiipensatiéng. V”S£:b43Division’ I.
Bijapur, for payment.