New India Assurance Company Ltd. v. Rina Devi and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Employees'/Employee's Compensation Act 1923; Section 4(1B) Central Government wage notification versus actual wages; interplay of Section 4 and Section 5; monthly wages admitted by employer; deceased workman Niranjan Yadav, cleaner, aged 34, vehicle No.PB-10BC-4655; compensation Rs.9,73,200/-; monthly wages Rs.10,000/- plus daily allowance Rs.100/-; relies on/follows ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Manish Kumar, FAO No.1437 of 2025 (29.05.2025); SLP No.27693 of 2025 dismissed by Supreme Court on 13.10.2025; issue no more res integra; Pankaj Jain J.; Punjab and Haryana High Court; FAO No.914 of 2024 (O&M) dismissed on 17.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
None to the appellant-insurer; finding no merit in the appeal, it was dismissed, leaving the Commissioner's compensation award of Rs.9,73,200/- to the legal heirs of the deceased undisturbed; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.