{"id":190637,"date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-shamina-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-17-march-2009"},"modified":"2014-07-17T07:24:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T01:54:00","slug":"smt-shamina-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-17-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-shamina-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-17-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"Smt Shamina vs The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 17 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Shamina vs The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 17 March, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: C.R.Kumaraswamy<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN_C\u00a7'A'LFOR'E.__V'I'  _\n\nDATED THIS THE 17\"\" DAY OF MARcF:~~2o'o9:.\"~t~:i:  _:'  \n\nBEFORE \nTHE HOi\\:'BLE MR.JuSTIt:t=.__&lt;:.R.&#039;KII&#039;NIARA5i)vAi9i,f of; it\nMISCELLANEOUS FIRST Aui5P.i\u00a7Ai._V NOi.7&#039;3f66\/2o08 (wc)\n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1. Smt. ShvamVin&#039;a.l&quot; \nw\/o iate Shabhir,\nAge: 29.V_ye~ars.o &quot; \n\n2. Shabaz S\/O slate  44&#039;\nAged about i&#039;1_ye~a.r:3.  \n\n   late Sha bb&#039;i&#039;r;V\n Aged_ about -8_&#039;years.\n\n 4. iabiiez )u(&#039;\/o&#039;_&quot;_\u00a3\u00bbate;;&#039;Stiabbir,\n\nAged&#039; abou.t_6;, yea rs.\n\n_..tIt&#039;.j&#039;;-&#039;5.&quot;-Neiu @&#039; Saiamma\n\n&quot; \u00abD\/&#039;oi late Shabbir,\n\n  g&quot;&#039;--Ag.edH&quot;about 4 years.\n\n  Ajrnath S\/0 Late Shabir,\n &quot;Aged about 3 years.\n\nA Appeliants 2 to 6 are minors and\nare represented by their mother\nas natural guardian, the I&quot; appellant.\n\n1\/\n\n\n\n7. Jahinabi\n\nW\/o Mother Khan,\n\nAged about 61 years,\n\nDoor i\\EO.1026, Arundathinagar,   \nBangalore North taluk, : &#039;\nBangalore Rural district.\n\nAll are resident of Door No.1002_6&quot;&#039;,&quot;-... . V . -\nArunciathinagar, Bangalore North_t&#039;aluk,  &quot; -- \nBangalore Rural district.__  &#039; .A_PP,ELLANTS\n\n(By Sri V.B. Siddaramaiah,&quot;Adv.   it 0\n\nAND:\n\n1. The Oriental&quot; zfgisurairgtte :C~ornpan.j}&quot;Li&#039;\u00a79raited,\nBranch &#039;--Qffi_ce, V D&#039;;n;a.raka4\u00aby&#039;g,....N:-l -Road,\n\nChennai?600034._&quot;WV  \n\nRepresented&quot;by&quot;its_Branch&#039;&quot;Manager,\nBrancgh office, V&#039;iv.el&lt;ananda Road,\n\n  101  _____ \n Rep, _by_its. Branch Manager.\n\n _ 2. Sri \n\nS\/o ._Dasth.ag&quot;i--r Khan,\n\nV . Aged&#039;&quot;about&quot;32 years,\n\nRR\/o 15&quot;&#039;Ma-in Road, 2&quot;&quot; Cross,\n\n.ix\\Eew..\ufb01C\u00a7urappanna Palya,\n &#039;=Ba.nga_&#039;.ore.  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>.  &#8212;-t'(&#8216;:\u00a5\u00a7&#8217;&#8211;1&#8217;_\u00a3served; Notice to R-2 dispensed with)<\/p>\n<p>This MFA is filed under Section 30(1) of the W.C. Act<\/p>\n<p> against the Judgement dated 19.5.2007 passed in<\/p>\n<p>KAT\/KPK\/CR\/40\/2007 on the fife of the Labour Officer and<br \/>\n3\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Workmen&#8217;s Compensation, Tuml_&lt;_Jur,&#039;:&#039;d4i&#039;stiiict,<\/p>\n<p>Tumkur partly allowing the claim petition for corr1&#039;p&#039;ensa&#039;tiso&#039;i:iandr4_<\/p>\n<p>seeking enhancement of compensation,&quot; _<\/p>\n<p>This MFA coming up for Admis.sio.fn~t&#039;his=.d&#039;a3r,<br \/>\ndelivered the foilowing. &#039;  &quot;  &quot; &#039;C &quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>supe\ufb01ewl &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>This Miscellaneous Fi&#8217;rstAp&#8217;p,ea,l&#8217; jis4&#8243;fiVi,\u00a2itlC&#8217;u..nder Section 30(1)<\/p>\n<p>of WorkmelvnisvCornpe&#8217;ni:sati;jn,V,:Act a.&lt;jai&#039;nvst the judgment dated 19-<br \/>\n5~2oo7 passedin Kgt\ufb01gek\/cRg4o\/2007 onthei\ufb02e ofthe Labour<\/p>\n<p>Officer and Con&#039;rm_i&#039;ssio.ner&#039;v.forWorkmen&#039;s Compensation, Tumkur<\/p>\n<p>;_&#039;j&quot;li5i&#039;strict&#039;:,..&quot;:&#039;Tumkur p&#039;a&quot;rt&#039;i&#039;yV allowing the claim petition for<\/p>\n<p>compenlsatioinh and_ seeking enhancement of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>  this matter was listed for admission, the<\/p>\n<p>U&quot;iearned.,_counse| for the appellant submitted that the matter may<\/p>\n<p> be healrd on merits and the same may be disposed of. Notice<\/p>\n<p>&#039;vira&quot;S&#039;&quot;issued to respondent No.1. In spite of service of notice,<\/p>\n<p> there is no representation on behalf of respondent No.1. Notice<\/p>\n<p>to respondent No.2 is dispensed vide order dtd.31&#8211;1&#8211;2009. The<br \/>\nfix&#039;<\/p>\n<p>materiai piaced before this Court is sufficient to s:4r:~f:&quot;the<\/p>\n<p>matter at this stage.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The claimant No.1 in the C&#8217;our1&#8242;:_&#8221;ib&#8217;eIoCw &#8216;isrthie:.V&#8217;iw.ifevi_:of<\/p>\n<p>deceased Shabbir, who was a d&#8217;;-iii\/&#8221;er in a&#8217;~i:ernpo&#8221;..be&#8217;ajri~ng \u00a7;\\Eo.KF~.\u00bb&#8211;.C&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>05 AA -7176. The tempo__met wpit.h:&#8217;a_n&#8221;Vaccident..on_\u00a7.9&#8211;8&#8211;20O5.<br \/>\nConsequentiy, Shabbir die&#8217;d.iA&#8217;T..H.e_  Rs.5,000\/~ per<br \/>\nmonth and daily bata of RsA.&#8217;1UG\/f.   about 31 years.<\/p>\n<p>4. In the Co*u.rt._v:be\u00bb|ow;&#8217;-therespondent No.1 and 2 have<\/p>\n<p>filed objections stat\u00e9*ment.\u00bb- respondent No.1 has stated in<\/p>\n<p>his objpegctiyon statien\ufb01ent that Shabbir was drawing a saiary of<\/p>\n<p>inA&#8217;Rs.%i,:O\u20acjtJ;&#8217;&#8211;_V&#8217;sa:nd..daily bata of Rs.100\/&#8211;.<\/p>\n<p> ,5&#8217;L&#8217;C.-T[he&#8221;2&#8243;&#8221;T&#8217;?.._re~sp&#8217;ondent Insurance Company has stated in the<\/p>\n<p>Vo.bjectio&#8217;n stvaternent that the tempo 107 bearing Reg.i\\Eo.KA~O5<\/p>\n<p>176 was insured with it.\n<\/p>\n<p> \u20ac..Tn&#8217;e sum and substance of the finding of the Labour Officer<\/p>\n<p>C -a:nd&#8217;Commissioner for Workmen&#8217;s Compensation is as under:<\/p>\n<p>9\/,<\/p>\n<p>U&#8217;?\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The wife of the deceased was examined&#8221;&#8216;andeisihej\u00e9g<\/p>\n<p>has stated in her evidence that decease.d.-wjasVearniriggd&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>Rs.5,000\/- per month, but sheitnhas.tnot&#8217;&#8211;asprodv\u00a2&#8217;eiq.,,_\u00a7ihave7<\/p>\n<p>document. Usuaily, heavy?motorivehicie,dr2&#8217;ver get a <\/p>\n<p>saiary of Rs.4,000\/- Der monthit&#8217;Shabhir  a driver of<br \/>\nheavy motor vehiclettaiind  intcovme was<br \/>\nassessed at Rs.4,OOO\/vie&#8230;&#8221;.i\u00a7v&#8221;t:hie&#8221;V&#8217;Labour Officer<br \/>\nand   i\\1\\i&#8217;or|_&lt;.j_rrien&#039;;s&#039;&quot;Compensation and<br \/>\n50%  the -&#039;for awarding compensation<br \/>\namount;  the deceased was 31 years,<br \/>\nthejgfiactor &#039;V oi&#039;&#8211; was taken and awarded a<br \/>\n  or Rs.4,11,900\/- (Rs.2,000 x 205.95). The<br \/>\n iearnevdvi:&#039;?;vomVn1&#039;i&#039;ssioner for Workmen&#039;s Compensation has<\/p>\n<p>aiso awarded interest at 12% per annum from one month<\/p>\n<p>t   from the date of adjudication&quot;.\n<\/p>\n<p>-&#8216;   Being aggrieved by the Judgment of the Court beiow,<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;the&#8221;&#8221;iciaimants have preferred this appeal seeking for<\/p>\n<p> enhancement of compensation.\n<\/p>\n<p>U<\/p>\n<p>8. The substantiai questions of law that  <\/p>\n<p>this appeai are:\n<\/p>\n<p>i) Whether the Commissioner<br \/>\njustified in holding that the4&#8217;res&#8217;p_ondentiyis&#8221;iiahvle&#8221;&#8216; it<br \/>\nto pay interest from &#8216;o.:n&#8217;e.yymonth.afte&#8217;ij<br \/>\nofthe award Le. 19.s.2o;e7 &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>ii) Whether the A&#8212;-._._&#8221;C~o_m-mis_si,oner_i&#8221;for Workmen<br \/>\njustified in comVi&#8217;nc_7i_tol&#8217;f&#8217;_t:he  that the<\/p>\n<p>appellant: was iearjnlirig .on~!yj..RVs&#8217;.4.\u00abO&#8217;O0 P.M. even<\/p>\n<p> he\u00a7:,3e.st&#8217;alaiished&#8211;~vin.his evidence that he<br \/>\n was ea&#8217;rnin:g&#8221;il?\u00a7&#8217;s;S&#8221;,&#8217;@OO\/-&#8216;~ as salary and Rs.100\/-<\/p>\n<p>per day as&#8221; 2] <\/p>\n<p>9._\u00a7gIt is the&#8221;&#8216;content}.on of the learned Counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>.A&#8217;a_ppeii.avlnts_\u00a5A iAti1at*-..Vthe daily bata was not taken into<\/p>\n<p>con&#8217;side.ration&#8221;_&#8217;v_vforfjawarding the compensation. In this case,<\/p>\n<p> the em&#8221;ployVe.r&#8221;h&#8217;as not been examined. The claimant No.1<\/p>\n<p> her evidence that deceased was earning Rs.5,000\/-<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217;pyer&#8221;&#8216;v&#8211;mo&#8217;nth, whereas the employer states in his objection<\/p>\n<p>T &#8221;&#8217;&#8211;statement that he was paying saiary of Rs.-4,000\/~ per month.<\/p>\n<p>mihere is no positive evidence forthcoming that employer was<\/p>\n<p>paying daily bata of Rs.100\/-. Even he has not adduced any<\/p>\n<p>0\/<\/p>\n<p>: 7<\/p>\n<p>evidence to that effect. The learned Commissionergfor<\/p>\n<p>Workmen&#8217;s Compensation has carefully examinedW_t&#8221;h,e&#8221;orallyV<\/p>\n<p>and documentary evidence and assessed the inco__mejofi&#8217;the.&#8217;_fi V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>deceased at Rs.4,000\/&#8211; per month. fCAon&#8217;si\u00abrl_e&#8217;ring\u00ab <\/p>\n<p>the deceased as 31 years and applyinotheAifactoifiofr.2&#8217;0S*..49&#8217;E.;&#8221;~<\/p>\n<p>the learned Commissioner for Wo&#8217;rl.&lt;Tm..en&#039;sh Comepens\u00e9ativon has<br \/>\nawarded a compensation&#039; Rs;&#039;4,&#039;1V..i;,\u00a7&quot;00\/~. &#039;Tne&quot;&#039;vlearned<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for workmen&#039;-is&#039; C0ompensafi.on&#039;_&#039;_.has taken a<\/p>\n<p>factor of 2&#039;o5.95 Aiynlsvtefayd&lt;of&quot;20&#039;:&#039;3._9*8rand there is a difference of<\/p>\n<p>0.03. However there  348 days in preferring the<\/p>\n<p>.appeal.,,._\u00a7&#039;\u00a2&#039;&quot;l&#039;al&lt;:ing intoliaccoiunt of ail aspects of the case and<\/p>\n<p>&#039;Sincend&#039;iffere0n%ceA&#039;&quot;factor is only 0.03 and since the learned<\/p>\n<p>Comrnlis_sioV&#039;ne&#039;r&#039;v_v.for~,Workmen&#039;s Compensation has assessed the<\/p>\n<p> vcompen&quot;sati&#039;on&quot;b&#039;y taking Rs.4,000\/- as wages, I do not find<\/p>\n<p> &#039;reason&quot;&#039;to disturb the finding with regard to award of<\/p>\n<p> comtwpeinsiation.\n<\/p>\n<p>0&#8242;  10. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p> appellant that the learned Commissioner for Workmen&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>Compensation has awarded interest at 12% per annum from<\/p>\n<p>Q\/&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Smt Shamina vs The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 17 March, 2009 Author: C.R.Kumaraswamy IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN_C\u00a7&#8217;A&#8217;LFOR&#8217;E.__V&#8217;I&#8217; _ DATED THIS THE 17&#8243;&#8221; DAY OF MARcF:~~2o&#8217;o9:.&#8221;~t~:i: _:&#8217; BEFORE THE HOi\\:&#8217;BLE MR.JuSTIt:t=.__&lt;:.R.&#039;KII&#039;NIARA5i)vAi9i,f of; it MISCELLANEOUS FIRST Aui5P.i\u00a7Ai._V NOi.7&#039;3f66\/2o08 (wc) BETWEEN: 1. Smt. 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