Siddaram S/O Suryakant Madival v. Imamsab and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka — enhancement of employees' compensation; claimant a lorry driver injured in an accident; Commissioner for Employees Compensation and Senior Civil Judge, Kalaburagi; monthly wages held contrary to Central Government notification; total permanent disability; one-third fraction held to require enhancement; appeal allowed in part; award modified; interest till realization; deposit within six weeks; Insurance Company; amounts, dates, names and case number illegible owing to corrupted source text.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part; impugned judgment and award modified — claimant entitled to enhanced total compensation (sums not legible) with interest at a rate not legible per annum from a date not legible till realization; respondent Insurance Company directed to deposit the entire compensation amount within six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the judgment.