Ihe High Court · 2011

Judgment

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Sri Hanamant R. Latur, learned advocate appearing for the appellants firstly contended that, the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation committed error and illegality in reckoning the wages of the deceased at Rs.3,500/- per month and secondly, awarding of interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of adjudication and thereafter 12% per annum is contrary to the ratio of the decision reported in ILR 2009 KARNATAKA 1422.

5. Sri M.B.Kanavi, learned advocate appearing for the respondents, on the other hand, contended that, there being no credible evidence placed on record with regard the wages earned by deceased, Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation is justified in reckoning the wages of the deceased at Rs.3,500/- per month and by taking into consideration the age of the deceased as reflected in the postmortem report to be 27 years and in applying the relevant factor of 213.57 \IFA 204072011 and in determining the compensation payable Rs.3 73, 74:7 / Learned counsel submitted that pendente lite interest at 7 5% awarded is justified in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Oriental Insurance Company Limited es, Mohd, Nasir and another reported in AIR 2009 SCW 3717. 6 In view of contentions, questions of law for determination are: (i) Whether the Commissioner for Workmens Compensation is. justified in reckoning the wages of the deceased at Rs3,5OO/ per month? (ii) Whether appellants entitled to interest, at 12% pa. on compensation amount wef. 18O62OO9? e .. ardipg Pt No ii: The first c.lai.m.ant has cleansed as PVf. I . She. has stated. the deceased was aged 28 years and was earnina / - yc-r day as wanes. Excet herself serving and interested testimony. cre:.r.e •‘ iHeti was placed on record. with re ard to P3. 0 0 D C ) C 0 0 D C C D D C ) C ) C 0 0 ) C c c 0 0 D C 0 0 D C D C D C ) C C D D C 3 - 0 0 D C D C 0 0 0 0 D C 0 0 ) C ) C D C ) C D C ) ( D C . ) C D C 9 9 - 0 0 ) C c ) C ) C D C 0 0 C C ) ) C C 0 0 0 0 0 0 D C D C D C ) C C D D C 0 0 ) C C D ) ) C C D C ) C ) C D C 0 0 0 0 D C D C i D C D C ) - C C C D ) C 0 0 ) C . C ‘ ) C C D ) C 0 0 ) C C ) C ) C D C 0 0 ) C ) — C ) C — 0 0 % 0 )0 C ) C 0 0 D C ) ( D C C D 0 0 0 0 D C D C D C ) % C ) C D C D C ) 6C C D ) r C D C 0 0 D C 0 0 D C C 0 0 0 0 D C . ‘ D C t - D C D C . . , ) C a & ‘ - . L D C CC ) ‘ — C D C D D C ) C ’ C D CC ) D C ) C C D 0 0 : . ) C 0 0 r 0 0 D C 0 0 ) C - D C 0 0 ) ) C C 2 ) C D C C D D C 0 0 r 0 0 D C C 2 J . ) 0 0 D C — ) C C > * r 0 0 ) D D C 0 0 * r 0 0 D C 0 0 D C 0 0 D C ) C 0 0 — ) C C D 9 C 0 0 D C ) C i ‘ i D C C D C C D 0 0 ) C 0 0 D C ) ) C C C 0 0 0 0 ) C , ) ) C C r D C 0 0 g . ) ) C C i . D C ) C 0 0 D C ) ) < C D ) C — 0 0 < i t — r D C D C ) C D C 9 + r 0 0 D C D C ) C — ) C D C ) C C D 0 0 . 0 0 ) C ) C 0 0 ) C 0 0 D C t c 0 0 D C D C H D C 0 0 D C — C D — ) ) C C D C ) C < 9 ) C — C D C c 0 D C O 0 0 ) C j x D C 2 0 0 D C — C D ) C 0 ) C D C D C * r ) C D C D C D C 0 0 P 0 0 . 9 0 0 ) C Q — ) C 0 0 0 0 D C ) ) C C C D ) C D C 0 0 D C 0 0 0 0 D C D C ) C D C j j $ 0 0 . D C 0 0 9 — D C 0 0 0 0 ) C ÷ - 0 0 D C 0 0 D C ) r C ) C r D C ) ) C C ) C ) C j ‘ ) C 3 D C ) — r ) 0 0 6 ) C 0 0 D C ) C 0 0 ) C ) C ) ) C C c ) C 1 r ) C 0 0 D C D C ) C 0 0 t r 0 0 _ . 0 0 \ \ \ >N ) CN ) • 5 D C i - r j 0 U r ’ 0 D C D C D1 C ’ D C U ’ 0 U . )Q N r D C D C D r C D C D C D C D 1 C D C + r D C D 1 C — “ - )C 0 Q v r ± r D C D C r D C 1 D C — ) C D C D C D C 0 ) C D C i ) C 3 — ) C r Q I ( D C — rC D c D C D C D C D C ‘ — . Q D C — D C D C i D C . 0 ) C Q D C — ) C D C D C i 0 ) C 0 ’ U — - D C D C r 0 c ) C D C b D C ) p — ‘ r - + r Q D C i C D C D C 0 D C 0 ‘ • D C — c D C 3 D C — D C ) D C ’ U ’ U C D C ’ U 1 D C ’ U D C D C D C % D C a c E D C ) ) D C t r D C D C r ) C 0 D C D C D C ’ U D C — t a ’ U — D C ) C — D C ’ U D C r ’ U D C 2 i ) D C 0 ) Q D C - S — 9 I ) t ’ .U * r ± r D C i n r D C D C ) k D C i 3 x c ) C c r — J . D C - D C D C : D C — ) C W y 7 c \ 8 Ml \90407.201 I deposit 1,3 the respondents belore the Commissioner for Woi kmen’s Compensation I)ravi the moditied award