Smt. Parvati and Anr. v. Sri. Gurupadappa and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka; claimants' appeal partly allowed against the award of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation (Additional Senior Civil Judge, Vijayapura) for the death of a person working as a driver in a tractor; quantum of compensation fixed by Commissioner requires no interference; absence of driving licence - insurance company directed to pay compensation to claimants and recover the same from owner of vehicle (pay and recover); interest on awarded compensation from date of accident till date of realization; parties: claimants (appellants), Respondent-Insurance company, owner of the vehicle; case number, dates, judge's name, party/advocate names, cited precedent and monetary figures not legible in source.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part (order (i)). Order (ii): the judgment and award dated (date not legible) is modified by directing the Respondent-Insurance company to pay the compensation to the claimants and thereafter recover the same from the owner of the vehicle in question. Order (iii): the compensation amount awarded by the learned Commissioner shall carry interest at the rate of (rate not legible in source) per annum from the date of the accident till the date of realization.