IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ..... F.A.O. No.1144 of 2011 (O&M) .... Date of Decision: July 26, 2011 Sukhwinder Singh ......Appellant v. Punjab Mandi Board ........Respondent 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. Pawan Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the appellant. ….. Mohinder Pal, J. Civil Misc. No.3012-CII of 2011: For the reasons stated in the application, which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and the delay of 57 days in filing the instant appeal is condoned. Civil Misc. No.3011-CII of 2011: For the reasons stated in the application, which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and the delay of 164 days in re- filing the instant appeal is condoned. F.A.O. No.1144 of 2011 (O&M): F.A.O. No.1144 of 2011 (O&M) [2] Sukhwinder Singh (workman-appellant) is aggrieved against the order/award dated 21.1.2009 passed by the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner and Assistant Labour Commissioner, S.A.S. Nagar, Camp at Room No.245, Civil Secretariat, Ropar (hereinafter referred to as `the Commissioner’), whereby the appellant was granted `88,401/- as compensation for the disability suffered by him during the course of his employment as Electric Helper with the respondent-Punjab Mandi Board. The appellant seeks increase in the amount of compensation awarded to him vide impugned award. Appellant Sukhwinder Singh was working as an Electric Helper with the respondent-Punjab Mandi Board on a monthly salary of `8,000/- excluding other benefits. The appellant suffered electric shock and he fell down from the `Ghori’ which was about 10 feet high, while he was repairing street lights of Anaj Mandi (Grain Market), Bhatta Sahib, Rupnagar by switching off the supply of the electricity, and all of a sudden some persons started the generator. The appellant became unconscious due to electric shock and fall. He was got admitted in Civil Hospital, Rupnagar by the persons present at the spot and he remained admitted in the hospital for six days i.e. from 25.10.2006 to 30.10.2006. After that he remained an outdoor patient of Civil Hospital, Rupnagar as also has undergone treatment from a private doctor but his health deteriorated as a result of which he took treatment from PGI, Chandigarh and he had to visit PGI, Chandigarh after regular intervals. Due to this accident, the ear of the appellant has become permanently disabled. He has spent `1,00,000/- on medicines, treatment, transportation, special diet etc. and is still undergoing treatment. He had F.A.O. No.1144 of 2011 (O&M) [3] also suffered mental, physical as well as financial loss. It is also submitted that due to hard of hearing, inferiority complex has been developed in him. On a claim petition filed by the appellant, the Commissioner awarded the compensation as mentioned above. I have heard the learned counsel for the appellant and have gone through the records of the case. There is no straitjacket formula by which the amount of compensation can be estimated. However, the same can be gauged keeping in view the status of the parties especially the claimant, the manner in which the accident had taken place, expenses incurred on the treatment, agony of the claimant etc. The Commissioner, after appreciating the entire evidence took into account minimum wages of the workman-appellant as `4,000/- per month which were payable at that time and awarded compensation of `88,401/- along with interest. The amount of compensation awarded by the Commissioner, keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, appears to be quite reasonable. In view of the above, I do not find any ground warranting interference in the impugned award passed by the Commissioner. This appeal is, accordingly, dismissed. July 26, 2011 (Mohinder Pal) Judge *hsp*