Pratap Narain Singh Deo v. Shrinivas Sabata Anr

Ram Singh S/o Shri Gopal Singh, R/o Village Karoli, P.S. Sadar, Alwar (Raj.) (Driver)

2. Aurangjeb S/o Shri Fateh Nasib, R/o Villae Kakrali, P.S. Sadar, Alwar (Raj.) (Owner)

3. The New India Insurance Company Ltd. Through Regional Manager, Regional Office, Behind Old Pawer House, Alwar. ----Respondents/Non-Claimants For Appellant(s) : Mr. Satish Khandal, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ajay Khedar, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amarnath Pareek, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order RESERVED ON : 07/08/2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 28 /08/2025 vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku vk;qä deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 vyoj }kjk okn la[;k WCA/F/29/2006 esa ikfjr vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 07-07-2009 ls O;fFkr gksdj çLrqr dh gS] ftlds }kjk fo}ku [2025:RJ-JP:33922] (2 of 6) [CMA-5385/2009] vk;qä us izR;FkhZ la[;k 3 dks 1]86]368@& :i;s {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ,oa mDr jkf'k ij fnukad 17-05-2006 ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k tek djk;s tkus dh vof/k rd 12 izfr'kr dh nj ls lk/kkj.k C;kt ,oa vizkFkhZ la[;k 2 dks crkSj isuYVh jkf'k 50]000@& :i;s ,oa nkg laLdkj dh jkf'k 2500@& :i;s fu.kZ; fnukad ls 60 fnol esa U;k;ky; esa tek djkus dk vkns'k fn;k FkkA vihykFkhZx.k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g lhfer rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vk;qä us tks {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnyokbZ gS] mlds laca/k esa fdlh çdkj dk cy ugha ns jgs gSa] mudh vkifÙk dsoy ek= C;kt ds laca/k esa gSA fo}ku vk;qä dks çdj.k esa nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksus dh fnukad 31-07-2002 ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij 12 izfr'kr dh nj ls C;kt fnyok;k tkuk pkfg, Fkk] tcfd fo}ku vk;qä us {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij vkosnu çLrqr djus dh fnukad 17-05-2006 ls C;kt fnyk;k gSA vr% nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksus dh fnukad ls C;kt fnyok;k tkdj rn~uq:i fo}ku vk;qä }kjk ikfjr vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 07-07-2009 esa la'kks/ku fd;k tkosA vihykFkhZx.k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vius rdksaZ ds leFkZu esa fuEufyf[kr fofu'p; çLrqr fd;s%&

1. Pratap Narain Singh Deo Vs. Shrinivas Sabata & Anr. 1976 ACJ 141

2. Marimuthuammal Alias Marimuthu & Another Vs. R.P.P. Constructions (P.) Ltd & Others 2008 (1) TAC 165 (Mad.)

3. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp. Vs. Anand Kanwar & Others 1989 (1) TAC 80 çR;FkhZ ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk ;g dFku jgk gS fd fof/k esa of.kZr çko/kkuksa ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us lgh :i ls C;kt fnyok;k gS] vr% vihykFkhZx.k dh vihy vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA izR;FkhZ ds [2025:RJ-JP:33922] (3 of 6) [CMA-5385/2009] fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vius rdksaZ ds laca/k esa fuEufyf[kr fofu'p; çLrqr fd;s%&

1. Amar Chand Inani Vs. Union of India AIR 1973 Supreme Court 313

2. Bimala Prosad Mukerji Vs. Lal Moni Devi & Others AIR 1926 Calcutta 355 orZeku çdj.k esa eq[;r% fopkj.kh; fcanq ;g gS fd fo}ku vk;qä deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] vyoj dks {kfriwfrZ dh jkf'k ij C;kt nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksus dh fnukad ls fnyok;k tkuk pkfg, Fkk ;k deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 dh /kkjk 22 ds varxZr vkosnu çLrqr fd, tkus dh fnukad ls fnyok;k tkuk pkfg, FkkA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fuEufyf[kr fofu'p;ksa dks ;gka mYysf[kr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gksxk%& Shobha & Others Vs. Chairman, Vithalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited & Others (2022) 13 SCC 172 "4.1 Thus, from Section 4A of the Act, 1923 compensation under Section 4 shall be paid as soon as it falls due. It can be seen that the liability to pay the interest on the amount of compensation due and 4 payable would be under Section 4A(3)(a) and the penalty would be leviable under Section 4A(3)(b). As per Section 4A(3)(a), the employer shall pay, in addition to the amount of the arrears, simple interest thereon @ 12% p.a. or at such higher rate not exceeding the maximum of the lending rates of any scheduled bank as may be specified on the amount due. As per Section 4A(1) compensation under section 4 shall be paid as soon as it falls due. Therefore, on the death of the immediately, employee/deceased compensation can be said to be falling due. Therefore, the liability to pay the compensation would arise immediately the amount [2025:RJ-JP:33922] (4 of 6) [CMA-5385/2009] on the death of the deceased. Even as per Section 4A(2), in cases, where the employer does not accept the liability for compensation to the extent claimed, he shall be bound to make provisional payment based on the extent of liability which he accepts, and, such payment shall be deposited with the Commissioner or made to the employee, as the case may be, without prejudice to the right of the employee to make any further claim. Therefore, the liability to pay the compensation would arise from the date on which the deceased died for which he is entitled to the compensation and therefore, the liability to pay the interest on the amount of arrears/compensation shall be from the date of accident and not from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner. As per Section 4A(3)(b), if the Commissioner is satisfied that there is no justification for the delay, it can direct the employer, in 5 addition to the amount of the arrears and interest thereon, to pay a further sum not exceeding 50% of such amount by way of penalty. Thus, provision for interest and provision for penalty are different. As observed hereinabove, the provision for levy of interest would be under Section 4A(3)(a) and the provision for levy of penalty would be under Section 4A(3)(b). While directing the employer to pay the interest from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner, the High Court has not at all considered Section 4A(3)(a) and has considered Section 4A(3)(b) only, which is the penalty provision. Under the circumstances, the impugned 5. judgment and order passed by the High Court directing the employee to pay the interest on the amount of compensation as leviable under Section 4A(3)(a) from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner, i.e., 25.01.2017 is unsustainable." Saberabibi Yakubbhai Shaikh & Ors. Vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors (2014) 2 SCC 298 " 10. We have perused the aforesaid judgment. We are of the considered opinion that the aforesaid judgment relied [2025:RJ-JP:33922] (5 of 6) [CMA-5385/2009] upon by the learned counsel for the appellants is fully applicable to the facts and circumstances of this case. This Court considered the earlier judgment relied upon by the High Court and observed that the judgments in the case of National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Mubasir Ahmed [(2007) 2 SCC 349] and Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Mohd. Nasir [(2009) 6 SCC 280] were per incuriam having been rendered without considering the earlier decision in Pratap Narain Singh Deo v. Srinivas Sabata [(1976) 1 SCC 289]. In the aforesaid judgment, upon consideration of the entire matter, a four-judge Bench of this Court had held that the compensation has to be paid from the date of the accident. .................

12. In view of the aforesaid settled proposition of law, the appeal is allowed and the judgment and order of the High Court is set aside. The appellants shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 12% from the date of the accident." orZeku çdj.k esa fnukad 31-07-2002 dks nq?kZVuk gksuk crk;k x;k gS tcfd fo}ku vk;qä deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923] vyoj us vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 07-07-2009 esa vkosnu çLrqr djus dh fnukad 17-05-2006 ls ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij C;kt fnyok;k gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds mijksä fofu'p;ksa esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)karksa ds vuqlkj esjs fouez er esa fo}ku vk;qä dks nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksus dh fnukad 31-07-2002 ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij 12 izfr'kr dh nj ls C;kt fnyk;k tkuk pkfg, FkkA ,sls esa vihykFkhZx.k dh ;g vihy mijksDrkuqlkj Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA vr% mijksDr foospu ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k dh ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vk;qä deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923] vyoj }kjk okn la[;k WCA/F/29/2006 esa ikfjr vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukad 07-07-2009 dks mikarfjr djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd vihykFkhZx.k fo}ku vk;qDr }kjk fnyok;h x;h {kfriwfrZ jkf'k [2025:RJ-JP:33922] (6 of 6) [CMA-5385/2009] ij nq?kZVuk dkfjr gksus dh frfFk fnukad 31-07-2002 ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh olwyh rd 12 izfr'kr lk/kkj.k okf"kZd C;kt dh nj ls C;kt izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gksaxsA vihyk/khu vkns'k dh 'ks"k 'krsZa ;Fkkor jgsaxhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k] ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS] rks bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA MANISH SAINI /Res. (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J