{"id":255786,"date":"2007-10-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-rathnakara-on-24-october-2007"},"modified":"2019-02-24T14:03:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T08:33:08","slug":"the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-rathnakara-on-24-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-rathnakara-on-24-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd vs Rathnakara on 24 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd vs Rathnakara on 24 October, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMFA No. 1122 of 2001(C)\n\n\n\n1. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. RATHNAKARA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.JACOB MURICKAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.A.P.CHANDRASEKHARAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice K.HEMA\n\n Dated :24\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
                J.B. KOSHY & K.HEMA, JJ.\n<\/p>\n
            —————————-\n<\/p>\n
               M.F.A.No. 1122 of 2001\n<\/p>\n
            —————————-\n<\/p>\n
     Dated this the 24th day of October, 2007<\/p>\n
                       Judgment<\/p>\n
Koshy,J.\n<\/p>\n
\n
         First   respondent  in   this  case   sustained<\/p>\n
personal injuries in the course of employment.  He filed<\/p>\n
an application for compensation.  He was employed as a<\/p>\n
conductor-cum-cleaner in a bus. He claimed that his<\/p>\n
monthly income was Rs.2,500\/- per month.    The bus was<\/p>\n
insured by the appellant insurance company.   He claimed<\/p>\n
Rs.2,00,000\/-  as   compensation.     Commissioner   for<\/p>\n
Workmen’s Compensation awarded Rs.1,06,257.60 with 12%<\/p>\n
interest from the date of accident.  He deposed that he<\/p>\n
was working as a conductor as well as cleaner. He was<\/p>\n
issuing tickets.  As a result of the accident, there was<\/p>\n
fracture  to  the  left  hand.    Ext.A2  is  the  wound<\/p>\n
certificate issued by RW1.   It is stated in the above<\/p>\n
certificate that there is restriction of movement of<\/p>\n
right hand by 25%.     He deposed before the court as<\/p>\n
follows:\n<\/p>\n
M.F.A.No.1122\/2001               2<\/span><\/p>\n
                   “I have certified that the fracture
\n              united, clinical examination and Alimco
\n              manual I have depended for the assessment
\n              of disability.  Even though the fracture
\n              is united there is same disability.    It
\n              is  comminuted  fracture.    There  is  a
\n              restriction of 25 degree.  Restriction of
\n              movement is mentioned in the certificate
\n              which is stiffness. I have mentioned only
\n              the  degree  of  restriction  in   Ext.A3
\n              certificate.   I have not mentioned the
\n              percentage   of    disability   in    the
\n              certificate.      I   can   suggest   the
\n              disability before the court.      He has
\n              disability.   I have not mentioned the
\n              disability on the whole body basis.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In cross-examination, he stated that disability of the<\/p>\n
whole body is 20%.      He further stated that because of the<\/p>\n
injuries in his left hand, occupational disability is<\/p>\n
100%.     Commissioner assessed compensation at 40%.    There<\/p>\n
is no evidence to the effect that he lost employment due<\/p>\n
to the accident.      The injury was only a fracture to left<\/p>\n
hand     which    was  well   united  also.      Even  though<\/p>\n
Commissioner is bound to assess the compensation on the<\/p>\n
basis of the loss of earning capacity assessed by the<\/p>\n
medical practitioner, in Ext.A2 wound certificate or in<\/p>\n
Ext.A3 disability certificate, loss of earning capacity<\/p>\n
was not mentioned.         The medical officer cannot also<\/p>\n
assess the loss of earning capacity arbitrarily.<\/p>\n
M.F.A.No.1122\/2001               3<\/span><\/p>\n
Section        4 (1) (c) (ii) and Explanation II of the<\/p>\n
Workmen’s Compensation Act<\/a> reads as follows:<\/p>\n
                   “(ii) in the case of an injury not
\n              specified in Schedule I, such percentage
\n              of the compensation payable in the case
\n              of  permanent  total  disablement  as  is
\n              proportionate  to  the  loss  of  earning
\n              capacity (as assessed by the qualified
\n              medical practitioner) permanently caused
\n              by the injury;”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              xx        xx       xx        xx       xx<\/p>\n
                   Explanation II – In assessing the
\n              loss of earning capacity for the purpose
\n              of sub-clause (ii), the qualified medical
\n              practitioner shall have due regard to the
\n              percentages of loss of earning capacity
\n              in   relation   to   different   injuries
\n              specified in Schedule I;”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Therefore, the medical officer has to assess the loss of<\/p>\n
earning capacity considering the compensation provided<\/p>\n
for    injuries     under   Schedule  I   of  the   Workmen’s<\/p>\n
Compensation Act<\/a>, 1923.       From the injuries noted in the<\/p>\n
wound certificate, there cannot be even 25% loss of<\/p>\n
earning capacity. Ext.A3 disability certificate shows<\/p>\n
that there is 25% restriction in the movement of the<\/p>\n
hand.     In any event, no compensation can be awarded for<\/p>\n
more than 25% disability.          The Commissioner or the<\/p>\n
medical practitioner cannot assess the earning capacity<\/p>\n
arbitrarily       without reference   to  Schedule  I   which<\/p>\n
M.F.A.No.1122\/2001               4<\/span><\/p>\n
specifies the loss of earning capacity with respect to<\/p>\n
schedule      injuries  while  fixing the  loss  of  earning<\/p>\n
capacity due to non-schedule injuries.         Therefore, in<\/p>\n
this     case,    at  the   maximum,  compensation  for  25%<\/p>\n
disability can be granted.         At the time of accident,<\/p>\n
maximum amount that can be fixed as per the provisions of<\/p>\n
the Act as monthly income was Rs.2,000\/-.         Therefore,<\/p>\n
compensation payable will be Rs.2000 x     60 x 25 x 221.37<\/p>\n
                                          100   100<\/p>\n
= Rs.66,411\/-.      The above amount will carry 12% interest<\/p>\n
from the date of accident (date when compensation fell<\/p>\n
due as decided by the Supreme Court in Pratap Narain<\/p>\n
Singh Deo v. Shrinivasa Sabata and another<\/a> (AIR 1976 SC<\/p>\n
222) and K.S.E.B. v. Valsala<\/a> ((1999) 8 SCC 254)     till the<\/p>\n
date of deposit.      In this case, the amount was deposited<\/p>\n
on 31.7.2001 as a condition precedent in filing the<\/p>\n
appeal.       Hence, interest is payable on the above amount<\/p>\n
from 23.10.1995 to 31.7.2001.         Already an amount of<\/p>\n
Rs.25,000\/- was allowed to be disbursed to the claimant.<\/p>\n
Balance amount due to him shall be disbursed by the<\/p>\n
Commissioner to the first respondent claimant forthwith<\/p>\n
M.F.A.No.1122\/2001               5<\/span><\/p>\n
and excess amount deposited shall be refunded to the<\/p>\n
appellant insurance company.\n<\/p>\n
              Appeal allowed partly.\n<\/p>\n
\n
                                        J.B.KOSHY
\n                                         JUDGE<\/p>\n
                                         K. HEMA
\n                                         JUDGE<\/p>\n
vaa<\/p>\n
M.F.A.No.1122\/2001    6<\/span><\/p>\n
                             J.B. KOSHY AND
\n                                K.HEMA,JJ.\n<\/p>\n
\n
                       ————————–\n<\/p>\n
                         M.F.A.NO. 1122 OF 2001\n<\/p>\n
                       ————————–\n<\/p>\n
\n
                               Judgment<\/p>\n
                        Dated:24th October, 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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