Allowed
Dhananjaya and Anr. v. the Chief Engineer and Anr.
Karnataka HCMFA/200359/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Claimant's appeal against dismissal of his compensation petition for the death of the deceased in a 2013 accident during employment. The Court found an employer-employee relationship established, held the award erroneous, set aside the dismissal, and directed payment of recomputed compensation with interest.
What did the court decide?
Impugned judgment set aside; respondents jointly directed to pay recomputed compensation with 12% interest within six weeks, failing which 18% interest until realisation.