SK NAZEEI\4 v. 1. SHAMSUDDIN S/o.Natarshah

HON'BLE SRI JUS'TICE SUDDALA CHALAI'\THI RAO CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS AI'PEAL NO 46t Of.2021 IuQ-<ll4lNfr l'his appt'a I IS tlirectecl argainst thL, oltler dttteci

17.07 .2013 i n \A,1.C. No,8 oi 2005, on thc' fi lc of thc (' . nnt issiorrcl for [:rttpl1v1,p1-''. ConrPons,rtion-t'ur-r.r-.\ssisIarr[ ( (''r r]ti\siolir t- ()t I-abour at NizanraLr.rcl (l'or short, 'Comrnissiorrcr u hercin the clair-n of the appe IIarrt \\,A S allorvc.t-l-in-r', it, .rrvtr rcl ing .on1[x'nsatiotr rtl Iis.2,25,i81,/ 1111'.'1;1r.,,' rr'ith st.rrr'1 -L'c t,I Rs t51/- arrd the aclvocatc fec o[ Rs.500 f -, t<>tal ar.n()unt t Rs.2,25,132/ - ' 'rc appeal is filed for t,rrhanccmcnt i'r n t'l also to .rr,trcl irrtert,st as pcr Siectiorr 4(a) ol Llrc \\'orknrt,rr's ConrPt'rrsatior .\r't, 192.1 (for short, 'Act, 1923')

2. Hearci N,Ir. Y.S.Yr'll:rnand Gupta lc;rrnr,,l r-trunscl for appellant ar-rd NIr'. C,.Vasarrtha R.ivuclu, Ioarnerl ru nsel fol thc- respondent No.2-insurancc colrlpalt\,. Perr-Lscc-l tht' r I .orcl 'l'hc aprpellant filerl clairn pctition urrcler St,' ion 22 ol. the 3. Act, '1923 against the rc-spontlents befor.t, the leamed Comrnissior.rer scL,king cor.r.rpcns;r Iion of Rs,3,ri)i) ( 00/ - for the 4 -r- iujuries sustained bv him iiuring thc course of his crnplovnlent as drii,er ol thc Auto bearitrg registr.ation No.AP-25-U-4650 in a nrotor .rcciilcnt that ()ccun-r,(l on 1(r.(l 1.2001. It is sulrmittccl th,rt the ap1-rr-'l[.t r',1, on th.'rt [;rteful t]ar', u'hile orr riutv on thc siiicl auto,rlorrg n,ith tl-rc passerlg(.rs reachoti rrr:.rr Pcclcla Ekltrlar 'T' gatc irr tlre limits o1 I'.S.\laclntror,.rt,rirouI I ()t) |.111., tltc aPppllalll lost control over tlrc. auto arncl clasl-rccl [o it r]1o t()r('vc list, rt,hich rvas c:ontiug irr opposite clirectiorr, as a rcsr.rlt. thc.ruto turnetl turtle, ancl appcllar-rt sustainccl multiprle and grior ous injr:r'ics ancl tl'rc said injurics havc resultec{ in a pe.rnr.rrrcllL partial rlisabilitv to the extcnt of 60%, renderirrg him urrfit to contirruc [ris c'rccupatiou as a clriver

4. It is further plt:aclcc{ that tht: ap;rcllant was agecl 2t- vears, hale ancl hcalthr, at tlic time oI acciclerlt and was earnirrg Rs.4,000/- pcr month as salarv antl batta of Rs.50/- per de1\'ar1d conLlibuiing to the same to lirs iar-nilv

5. Thc first rt spondcnt<rrvner oI the vchicle filed r.r,ritten statemerlt statirlg that lrc cnrplsyptl thi: appcllarrL as clrivcr or1 tlle allegcd Auto on a monthlv salarv of Rs.a,000/- and batta of Rs.50/- per dav ar.rcl further stated th.rt tl.rc apprcllant sustained the injurics cltlrirli', the tourst' ol. entLrlot tttL.lrt- Hc furthc'r aclrlritk'cl ) that the auto \vas dult, insurerl with the r t - ronck'nt No.2- insurancc compan\/ .rnc1 the insurancr: policv waq rr iorct as on the' dalt'ol ar','iclcn t 6 T'hc seconcl rr,sponclcnt-insurcr filc,cl coll'l" op1.rosinl3 thc clairrr o[ the appt'll.rr.rt anr{ c]t,ni ing thcir li.rl, tr to p,r1' thg co ln Pe nsa Lior-i

7. During enquirv, A.Ws. I arncl ? wcrt: examirrt i .rrrcl Lrs A1 to r\h u'r-rt' rlarkctl (1ll lreltall. ol. thc ap;rc113111. \:o t,' , I r'\ i(i('rt! e tvas adcl ucecl on behall of tlrc insuler, hon,evL.r, ('(r ' of insLrrancc- policv nras markc'cl as Ex.B.l orr bchalf of thc ri . i-.ont1cnt \o.2- Irls Ll rclltc(, comfrilltY 8 On tlue consicleration of thc cviclencc ar ai , blc trrr rt'cort1, tlrt learncri Conrnrissioncr hc.lcl thtrt the apl),, (tnt sust.iinerl injuric.s or-r.tccount of the act:idcnt, n,hich occurr(,rl ll tlrc cotr rse of employmcnt, resultillg in permaneut partial clisat,i v to thc t'xtent of 60%. ['he learned Commissioncr, takirrg thc n,,r,l ,s i-rt Ils. 1,874/- as per G.O.Ms.No 30, L.E.T.&F (Lab-ll), clatecl 2,- 7.2000 ancl thc VDA payable as notified by the Commissioner ol l.tbour, A.P., at 11-t.' ...[qv3r'rt point oI tinrc. is Rs.1,060/-, thus, totai . .ige,rlorl<.s out to Rs.2,93-t/- arrrl thc permanent tlisabilitv at 6() ' .rnc1 hclrl that 6 the appcllarrt is entitlcd for a total compcns.rtion of Rs.2,25,581/- - Accorclingll,, au,:rrtl wals passod for thr-. total ar.t.rout.rt of Rs.2,26,532/-, irrclutling stanr[) duh' of Rs.-{51/- anrl r\clr.oc.rtr"s fee of Rs.500/- antl an artlecl irrterts[ .a] l2', pcr annunl flont the date of llou-failurc to tlcposit thc.rmourrt rtithin 30 tl.tvs frorn thc date of thr: award to till clcposit

9. Being rrot satisfiecl rr ith the (l\\.u Ll passt'cl b,n thc Commissiorrc.r, thc appeilant l.ilccl the p11.51-111 appt'al, seekirrg ellhancerrcnI of conrpcnsation ant] .rlso [<r arvard intcrr.--st as per Section 4A oI thc ,r\ct, I923

10. Tl-re learnec'l counsel for the aPpsl12,',1 irr the prcscnt A;r1.real has sought ellhanconl('nt of thr- t'l.rin'r in au,altl ancl also cotltetldccl that thc Commissiont r has failt-cl Lo ilant the intercst fronr thc date of tl-re accident i.c., '16.01.200-1 till thc rl.rte of c1cpr1y5i1 ar.rc'l thc Commissiorrcr erroneouslv arr,ardc'cl the intcrc'st at 12% p.a., o11 the awarded compensatiorl amoullt, iI the saicl corrrpensatiorl amount is not deposited r,r,ithil-r onc nrorrth from the clate of receipt of a copy of thc an,arcl i.e., clatecl 17.07.2Q13 1,7. Per conlra, ihc lcarnecl couluel for tl-re respolldcllt l\o.2- iusurance compatl\/, n,oulcl contcntl tlrat the Conrnrissioncr has ( grarlted just t--ompensation ancl righttv c1irc.ctr,c1 tl.. rcs1-rondcnts to 7 tlc'posit thc compcns.rtion amount rvithin onc'r'ncrr r irom thc ciark' o[ receipt of copv ol the an,arc1, failing n hiclr it (. r.r'i(]s interest aI 02 per .1nnu r1r thcrt,-from ancl, tlrelcforr,, the r ' art{ is jLrstifictl arrrl ncccls no i rr [e rl.<, rerrce by this Court n'ith lhc.r \'.rrLl p,rssctl bv tlrc Comnrissioner .\ p p-r11;1| rt'onlr [)()ints th(tI rcnr(rirt lor cor.tsirlt'r.rt,,, irr tlrt,Pl-1,51.111 .i) n hcther thc conrpcrrsation gr';rr I ,il is jusL .inrl alrc/ proPer? .rncl b) rr'lrr.ther the Conrrnissioncr erl l in arr'arrlirrr,, i1'111';115[ rr l? fariling to dc;-rosit tht' arrr rnt rli[hirr orrt, nronth frorn the clatc of the accidcnt till the rlatc oI L eposit ? .l3. r\s sr'crt from the findings tn resPCCt of co, Pcrrsation, tht' Commissiorrc.r in tltt' absencc of artr. conlincing L' i.{t'r-rcc plact'd b,,, the appc.llant/claimant tn respect of salarr htrs taken tht, nllnlrnum wages as Rs.7,874/ - as per G.O.\ No.30 c'latcci

2707.2000 ar-rcl thc VDA of Rs.t,060/- antl fixt.i tot.rl sa[.rlr., Rs.2,934/- along n'ith multiplier 213.57 unrler the t 1923, fixed clisahilitv as 60% and awarded Rs.2,25,5811- (Rs.l,)ja/- x 60/'100 x 60/100 x213.57), rvhich is just anri propcr 8

14. Insofar as iuteresI computatiou, thc Con-rurissioner has ar,r'arded intcrcst at 12% p(,r .1r1t1llln, iI the respontlents failed to clepo5il the awardccj anrou nt r'ithin one month f.onr tlre clatc o[ rc'ct i;rt of cofrv of ordcr, r,r'hiclr is (rr.r.on(toLls ancl lrntcnablc .rnd the irrtcrcst has to be an.arclr:cl as pL.r Stctiorr -1.\ oi the .\r t, I923

15. The relevant provisiorr to grant irrterest is Scrtior.r .lA(3) of thtt Act, 1923 and the s.ricl Iror, isior-r is t.rtractecl t'rs rrnrlcr "4A. Cornpens.rtion to be p.rid w,lren duc and pcn.rltv for. default. - (1) & (2) xrrr (3) tVhere .trtv cnrpkrr cr is in tle t.ruli irr par ine tho comperrsation riuc unclr:r' this Act r,.'itlrirr onc rtrorrtlt lr.rrrn thc date it ftll due, the Comnrissioncr shall-- (a) direct that thc crtrl,lovcl sirall, in atlclilion to tho alrlount of thc arrcars, l.ar srrlLrlo ilrt('rcst fhcr.c()n at tl.re rate of tr'r,c'lvc pr.r cctlt pL't'al tLllI or at suclr highol., rat(, llot cxcccdirrll thc nraximunr ol thc Ierrrlirrll ratcs tll anr schedulccl bank ;rs r.nar L,c sPcciiit'rl Lrr Lhe ('t'rrtr.rl Covernmcnt by notification ut thc ()llicial Gazc-.ltc, on the amount due;"

16. From the rcadirlg of thc clausc (a) of sub-sr.ctiorr (3) of Section 4-A of the \.Vorkrnerl's Contpcrlrsation i\.t, 1923, the interest should be awardecl @ 72o/" per aru1um fror-rr one montlr fronr the date it fell duc 9 17. Nou,thr'pornt arisr's lor consicleration is, r,r' r r is the clatc on rvirich the interest is to be .t\\ arded lE 'fhere r.r'as conflict of juclgmelrts as [o tlr, sairl point for .ru,r.ling, ir.rtr.'n:st uncler Scction 1A(3) of . lL \\'orl<men's Corrpen5alil)n Act, 1923 ancl the Hon'ble Supru,r rr. (lourt in thc ta;r' ol The Oriental Insurance Co.Ltd., v. Sit r (ieorge and othersr, bv rcrtt,rating thc vicws irr Pratap Narair Singh Deo v. Srinivas Sabata2, hclcl that the relevant daie for ,I ,Lt'rrlirratiorr ot r-att' oI conrl]('ns.)tion is tlrc clt'rtc of accirlcnL trrr.l ttrI thc, clatc ol- atljr.r clication ol. tlrt, claim I9 In vieu' oI thc aforcsaid discussion, this ( Lrrr rt is oI thc cortsttlc.recl o[)ini()n that the aforemerrtiorred t r't'tion ol- tht' Conrmissioner in awartlir-rg the interest on the .tr artled .tntount lrortt the t1.r tt: of ad jlrclication of claim is contrarl' [, r l,rtv ant] [rcnct,, not It'gallv sustair-rable ancl the same is accordingl\ t,t.rsidc 2l). Accordingll,, the Civil Miscellaneous Ap rr';1[ IS partlv allorr'cc1. '[-he tiprpellant is cntitlec'l Lo intercst @ '12', pt r An]lLlnt olr tfrc arvarctd ar-noutrt of Rs.2,25,587/ - from onc rr onth frortr thc I li.ri 'LlllSL( ii.]0 2 1i,.,:,,) I SC( t8cl IO date of accident i.e., from 15.02.2004 (15.01.2004-datc of acciderrt) - till the rnanc'latory deposit maclc as per the arvarcl

21. 'f hc rcsirondent No.2-insLlr.ut( o conlfrclll\' is rlirecicd tcr deposit the interest @ l2o/' irel ar-Lr1um from 15.02.200-l to till the clate'of mandatory deposit madc ir-r pursualtc(-. of thc au,arcl tlatc.cl

17.07 2013 \,\'ithirl a penod of sir ',t,ecks irom thc. date oi r.c,cr_.ipt ef cop]- of this order

22. On such c{cposit, the a;rpcll.rrrt/clainrarrt is untitlcd tcr withdraw the same without anv seculiil'.'fhere will be no orrlr.r as to costs.

2.3. Pcnding misccllancous apirlications if aur.'shiill starrcl closccl SD/- K.SRINIVASA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER One Fair Copy to the HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA (For His Lordship's kind Perusal) ALAPATHI RAO To, )x.

1. The Commissionerfor Employees Compensation cum Deputy Commissioner of Labour, at Nizamabad.

2. One CC to SRl. Y S YELLA NAND GUPTA Advocate IOPUC] 3 One CC to SRI G VASANTHA RAYUDU Advocate [OPUC] 4. 11 LR Copies

5. The Under Secretary, Union of lndia Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, New Delhi

6. The Secretary, Telangana Advocates Association Library, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court Buildings at Hyderabad. HIGH COURT DATED:1011012025 I p TFI 5 ( '| 05 I ?.i,lt ,.-'.'& \,.,ls.snn. -\-.:: * JUDGMENT CMA.No.466 of 2021 CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL IS PARTI- T ALLOWED (1r.s ,\ \iiit ;tl