i 16, 19,20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 39 % 03.05.2011 Present; Mr. D.D.Singh, Adv. and Mr. Navdeep Singh, Adv. for the appellant in FAO No. 233/2010,45/2011 and 46/2011. Mr. J.S.Bhasin for Mr. Manoj Singh, Adv. for the appellant in FAO 296/2010 Ms. Vidhi Gupta for Mr. Harvinder Singh, Adv. for the respondent in FAO 296/2010. Mr. K. K.Bhat, Adv. for the appellant in FAO 324/2010 Mr. Shankar Kr. Jha with Mr. Mohit, AR of R-1. Mr. R.K.Nain, Adv. for R-2. Ms. Suman Bagga, Adv. for the appellant in FAO 343/2010. Mr. N.K.Nain, Adv. for R-1. Mr. J.S.Bhasin, Adv.for Mr. Manoj Singh, Adv. for the appellant in FAO 76/2011. Mr. Himanshu, Adv. for R-2. Mr. Pankaj Seth, Adv. for the appellant in FAO 27/2004. + FAO No. 233/2010, FAO 296/2010. FAO 324/2010. FAO 343/2010. FAO 45/2011. 46/2011. FAO 76/2011 and FAO 27/2004 I have on 18.04.2011 in FAO No.232/2010 titled as M/s The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Satyawati & others, decided the issue as to the liability of interest of an insurance company with respect to a claim under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923. In the said judgment dated 18.4.2011, I have held that interest shall be payable not one month after the date of adjudication by the Commissioner Workmen's Compensation but after one month of the date of the accident, if compensation is not paid within this period of one month. The only exception to such a situation is where insurance company has a specific FAO No.233/2010 & conn. Matters page 1 of 2 o Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified -J clause in the insurance policy exempting it from the liability for payment of interest. In the present appeal, the only issue is of payment of interest, and admittedly, there is no exclusion clause in the policy. Accordingly, following the judgment dated 18.4.2011 in FAO 232/2010 titled as M/s The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Satyawati & others, the appeal is dismissed by holding that the appellant insurance company will be liable to pay interest since the compensation was not paid within one month of the date of the accident as required by Section 4-A of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923. Appeal is accordingly dismissed. All pending applications stand disposed of. MAY 03, 2011 VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J. ib FAO No.233/2010 & conn. Matters page 2 of 2