MM N§H CQ$RF Q? Qé§§é1§TTI3§§R§i 1%?” §§¥§$3 ,‘%€ §E?é$§*§ Ema: gag‘xrgig wgg $a§ws E A ’ii$&:. .5. KL5E¥?AR §WH§5 $. £€§§ f‘x‘o. ’ééé‘ cs? 263% Emsurance Cemwny, ii’ze Orignia% mwrame Gampany, Jaé? R Kgchahari Showk, Feaé cat; air {CIR} “5% Sm Sumara Bgi Wig Dhamugh Mahigamge, agad abeut‘ 40‘ wars: oswpa‘iéan Labag'er, res§dent of a;§§§ag& Jh‘u‘ma, 90V Mam, Vahcwki — Mam: RS. ‘Nanaighat, Tg'rzsE-i Ngwagarh, Distmi‘ Eurg (CG) ‘ajaxm é. 'Fuisai (31mm 8m Samay Lai 2. :3 Gupta, agw 42 yeara Qcsupa§§0n —. Driva“, R/b ‘JEiiage Rajendi'a Magga, Sg‘iagpur, Di$irici Biéawur {SAG} Harjinder Emgh fa Harvanah Singgh, age 45 yews, occugaémr: Business {ewner ef whwée) Ric: ‘g'éfkzge Te§§bamha Ra§pur¥ E2§3trici Rgipur {0Q} iaramh Mearjager; Unimd indg'a mwrance $Gm§any L§m§ie¢ Branch Qf‘fice 4. S. Qf‘fice Korba $tadéum; YEP. Megan Rs. amt; Tahsii 6% District Kama (09.) Naras‘n Kama; wfo mt knswn. Surgegi‘ 8ingh 3X3 no€ known, aged 65 yéars, Baih are ihmug’n Jeevan Sus; Servisea aaadri, gas $famé, Raigur, near Hare Comp§e>g Raipur (C16,) Comp§e>g "‘“ mgcaHameoas Aggeai under $ection ‘ET3 cf Metar Vemcte Act gaié§g .x. “a Lng“ 5, Learned counseé fm 'ths parties are heard an MC‘P. No. 15?&/2C}0§, a iDeiiiim far candona'iim of ‘ihe dam .x m fi§in th$ appeai 2. 0n éue wneideraéian a!" the. 3Libmi$3iam$ 9? igamea: caanse£ far th& parties; MGR \‘c T5?8:’2QQ§ ig aiiawed am the dglay in 3 he app??? 1: hea’eby Qgnéemecé. 3. 3M Vimiesh §ajpa§, learned munwi fer me appwan‘é §$ 4‘ §appe§iagwi s£a§mani 55m? Sukwafa’ Bai, is geaking enhamement a? the mmpsésaaé'ian ewardad by me Acidii‘mi‘aaE Maior Acciden’a Ciaéms Tgibunai, Bemeiarai Disz’iréci Dusg (faf sh me Tyiiwnai? védg &ward datad 24.642006, pas3ed in Ciaim Saw N$.93;’2D04. 5‘ Ag agajmé ihe sompensation of Rs.4,50,000i~ cia§med by ayeiiam’ n H ciaiman’i Smt. Sukwara Ea b ‘féxiin a daim Damian ‘ undar Seciian €$6 a‘f ’the Matar Vehéde 4L s Am for we injmies eastamed by har m ihe mQtQr accident on 24.36.2004; the Tribunai m /, 9mSeni : Shri XJimEesh Bajpai, ieamed counSe§ forihe appeiiani. Nana far resgaomjems N0. i, 2, 4 3: 5. 8m H/L-EA Agrawaé, Jeamed Samar Caunga wéth Shré éK. Gmsfa ¥eamed coumzei for r$s§0men£ N03. Shri ieamed MG caumei far msmMené 1‘ \ % 'i‘ma ii?” *‘Lay 2§§$§ f0§§owing araier of ihe (Emmi was pasSed by awarci‘ed a tam! 3am of Rs.16,8GO/- 3:3 compensaimn along with interesi @ 6% per annum from ihe daie of féiéng of the cia§m %tétien tEEE we date cf actual paymen‘é. Shri VimEesh Bajpgi, {earned counSe! far ihe appaiéani vehemeniiy argued thai: tha Tribunaé has; erred in awarding law ccsmpensa'iEan 0f R$.16;8OG/- pmy ihough the appeHani/ ciaimant Susiaéned muéiipE sermua inguries in éhe moibr’accideni. 1 'fhe Tribwaé awarded RSSWQI— tcward$ p331”; ahd suffering; Rs‘5EDO/n iowards speciai diei and aitendanf; Rs.4,8£3f3/~ far R333 a? inccme; and Razww- iowardg medica§ expemses. The -Tr%buaaL thus, awamed a ma; gum of Rs.§6,8GO!- as; compensatmn ta ihe daimani. 8. For éhe reasaans best kmwn‘to ihe appe§§eant f Ciaimani m céacier wa$ examénw befog’e me Tribunai m estaisiigh the nature of ihe injmies said i0 have been wsiaineci by 'ihe appenantl oiaimant if; the 211933,” acc§deni and the fac? ihai those injixries resulied in any permai'imi disabiiiiy. Q ”:"he queséien whether the medicai certifisaie pmduced hy the ciaimani mime ihe Tribunai wiihaui examining the Dsctcr whe iggued the (seriificeaie can be ieiied apon ag substantive evidence fer the eeeesemeni of ihe eempensetion came up i‘ei caneieeraiian V befere the Apex Com in ihe caee of flag $RTE; vi P. Wimpei Reeei'g, reporied in €2%§; i2 $68 13E; wherein ii was ebeei‘ved in T3 55> para 6 as undei : fie. Afiei hearing ieemed counsei‘fer the respaneeniuciaimani who made an aéiemei i0 "’ i gummy? the erder ei‘ ihe High Com, wé’find ‘L‘het ‘r ‘1 mere was n0 justificafisn foy the High Court to rely an the disabi§§iy ceytificate issued by Dr, Sudhakar Raddy and enhance the campensation by tree‘iting the injury as permagwen‘x: disabmrfy ta be 45 per sen: The High Cam cemmiiied grass ewgr in avermokina ihe fact that Dr. Sudhakar Rgddv’s medicai certificate was reiecfee? by ihe Tribunai fer nawexamhatéen or" ma dactar. The Tribunai has detem’zmeé ihe phqys§ca§ disabilitv at 15 ger cent cm ths basis 0f the depasition 0f Dr. KM. Miira asd awaréed s gust and fair comgsnsaMn. The Héah Couri awed n distui e same and enhancing Ens comgensaia‘cn. Censequsnédy: we aiiew 'éhis spssai, set ashjs ’ihe imsugnsé afdef and restsie ins awam of Ens C¥aims 'Fribunaé. The respenaient» c§aimané §s aiéswes’ t6 wfihdraw ins amaunt sf compensaa‘ian awardeaj by ins Tribune}, if it has not aEreasy bssn vnii‘zrjrawn.” m. The Apex Cam”: in a recen? dictum in the case of Rsgesh Knmgs aEEas Raga v. ‘fuéhvn $§ngh snag snainsr, reportad in ézw3} I? $Q€2 3%; reétsmed tns same vEew wiih the fQIEQWing sbserva’iésns in para 11 : “ M. Tine certificate in quesiion in this case was Dbtained afier iwa years. if is mi kncwn as is wheiher the Civii Surgeon of ihe heseitai ireeted the eppeiiant. On what besis‘ such a certificate was issued iwa years after ihe accident took piece is neiknewn. :he auihcr 0i the saie’ certificate had net been examined. Uniese the author ef ‘Ehe certificate examined himeeif it wee net admissibie in evidence. Whether the disabiiity at 613% was eaicuieteé en the basis ef ‘ihe provieiens c? he Werkmen’s Qompenseticn Act er oiherwise is nei knewn. it is else no? known as is wheiher he was competent to issue such a certificates it even does nei aeeeer ihai the cehiehiiehs raises befei‘e us had either been raisect hefoie the Tribunai or the High Court. The Tribunai as atse the High Court, therefore, hmceedect oh the materiais brought on \M reoers by the parties. in absence of any oentention. having been raised in regard to the appiioabiiity‘ et' the Workmen’e Cemeensation Act which. in eur opinien, ex facie has he appiicetien, the same. in eur epinien, sannot he permitted t0 be raised fer the firsttime.” ‘v : bin‘ m 1“r f H. m View 0% the abeve qUGted dicfa a? Ehe Apex Com in "Em caSes 0f AP SRTC v. P, 'Fhimgag Recmy (Sugra) and Rapagh Kwmar aiEgg Raj}; v. ‘méhvk Singh aw anmhe? (Supra), ihe medicgE mriificgteg §Ha<é by thre appeitan't/ cfa§mant beftare the Trihuna! Wéthout examinmg the Dactojr whs Esugd thaw cartif§cates, camat be taken mic; can$id§rafion for enhancement of i mvl- ihe sompensation in the ca3e. i \ % ‘ \ 12) We, iherafone, £30 mt find any Scape for enhancement 0f €he ‘ campemaiicn . awarded by the Tr:buna§. . 13. The appeai; iherafere, is iiab§e to be d§smissed and 3s hereby dismiseed summeyiiy. i*m; J sdl— Sd/_ Sunil Kumar Smha _ Chief . Justice . Judge nimmi