FAO No. 4596 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 4596 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 3.3.2011 Chander Shekhar .. Appellant v. Rakesh Kumar and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the appellant. Mrs. Shamsher Kaur, Advocate for the Insurance Company. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated 5.2.2008, passed by the Commissioner under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (for short, `the Act’). The only contention raised by learned counsel for the appellant is that though the amount of compensation, as has been assessed and awarded by the Commissioner is in accordance with the provisions of the Act, however, the interest for delayed payment of the compensation has not been awarded. After hearing learned counsel for the appellant, I do not find any merit in the submissions made. In the present case, the accident took place on 2.6.2001. Application for compensation was filed in 2003. Even the appeal before this court was filed after a delay of 118 days. The injury FAO No. 4596 of 2008 [2] suffered by the appellant was merely assessed as disability to the extent of 10%. The amount of compensation is also quite meagre and so would be the amount of interest, if any, awarded thereon. Considering the aforesaid facts, I do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. Consequently, the application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal is also dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 3.3.2011 mk