IN THE HIGH COURT PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ..... F.A.O. No.4705 of 2011 (O & M) .... Date of decision: July 27, 2011 National Insurance Company Ltd. ...Appellant v. Sat Pal and another ........Respondents ..... CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellant. ..... Mohinder Pal, J. CM No.17754-CII of 2011 For the reasons stated in the application, which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and the delay of 92 days in filing the instant appeal is condoned. FAO No.4705 of 2011 (O&M): The National Insurance Company Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as `the Insurance Company') has preferred this appeal against the order/award dated 9.2.2011 passed by the Commissioner under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, Sonepat (hereinafter referred to as `the Commissioner') whereby respondent No.1-workman Sat Pal, who F.A.O. No.4705 of 2011 (O & M) [2] had suffered 50% disability in the employment of respondent No.2 was held entitled to the compensation to the tune of `4,67,136/-. It was further ordered by the Commissioner that if the Insurance Company failed to deposit the amount of compensation within thirty days of the passing of the award, the Insurance Company would be liable to pay interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on the aforesaid amount of compensation. The workman-respondent No.1 was employed with respondent No.2 as a Driver on truck bearing registration No.HR-63-0601 and was getting `5,000/- per month as his salary and `75/- per day as diet money, total amount comes to `7,150/- per month. On 23.8.2006, while the workman was doing his duty as Driver while coming back towards Delhi, he met with an accident and he received serious and grievous multiple injuries on his person. The workman-Sat Pal was taken to CHC, Bawal and from there he was referred to Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak. He remain admitted in Medical College and Hospital at Rohtak for treatment w.e.f. 23.8.2006 to 21.9.2006 and he again remain admitted in the hospital w.e.f. 24.10.2006 to 30.11.2006. At the time of accident, he was 36 years of age. Due to the accident, the workman-Sat Pal became handicapped person as a result of which he is unable to drive any vehicle or do any other job to earn his livelihood. Disability of the workman was assessed at 50 per cent. He had to spend a huge amount on his treatment. Taking into account the disability and sufferings of the workman-respondent No.1, the Commissioner had awarded the aforesaid amount of compensation i.e. `4,67,136/-. Since the employer- F.A.O. No.4705 of 2011 (O & M) [3] respondent No.2 had taken the Insurance policy from the Insurance Company (appellant), the appellant was held liable to pay the compensation. The amount of compensation, in no way, is said to be on the higher side. This appeal is accordingly dismissed. July 27, 2011. (Mohinder Pal) Judge *hsp*