..,/V^V- siNadNOdsa^- Je4S^g '^SIQ jnd|ep6er |iSL|ei euqsey iuo>|9LU9i 96e|i!A 4U9pis9J jo ||v »^R?»?r^^ ueipj9n6 siq q6no-iL|i '• * JOUJLU Sl •t7"ON 4U9puodsay ejeqen ^seo seeA 6T jo s6v ueqoo|uue>f uqs 0/Q 64999 U ejgqen ^seo sesA OS jo 96y ueq30|Lue>| uqs O/M ueAnjn^ ej9L|eH 4SB3 seaA 95 jo s6v Lisgsq>|ns ws 0/S ^^ ueL|30-| |eLue» [s ^.h^ ejeqeiAl 4SB3 S69A ZQ ^O 96y uuej!L|>|e-i uqs 0/Q uueqssy r[l7 ^ ejeqeN ^SBD sjeaA QZ ^o 96y • Luejiq^e-i uqs 0/M luCey ^ s9!>i|e^je>|ueL|fjG9u 831^0 L|ouejg j96eueN 43uejg L|6no^i ^ •p4~| Au^dLuo^ 93uejnsui 9ipui MSN sqi E€^" jnd|ep6er 4jno3 jnoqe-i UOI^eSU9dLU03 S,U9LU>|JOM JO^ jaUOISSILULUOO ^^^^-'•' _^:\ ^^^^•t^^^^ - snsJ8A w^'<y 2!.<.'—'-•••—®N '^ - ^yp^t'" (•9-3) jg^seg -44SIQ Jnd|ep6ec pje/\/\ je6eN Rugqs "say sjeaA ^t7 ^noqe pa6y B^dns ejpueL|3ujey uqs 0/S g^dn^ jeujn»ley •D'VW iNvnaddv .iea ys^^Nl ^•V -••101."" r "e&^ 800Z / yndsv^Ia iv HUV9HSI11VHH3 dO ±Un03H9IH 318.NOH 3H±aUOdaa rj riaim value Rs- 368774=00 INDEO CFFTTnN 30 OF W"RK MAN'S COMI ACT1923 HIQH COURT OF CHHATriSGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. ICi N0. 168S GP 2008 APPSLLAK'] RESPONDBNTS Raj Kumar Gupta Versiis • Comnussloiier for Workiaen^s Compensation, Labour Coiirt, Jagdalpur and oliicrs. ^Pm^LJl^BSRQSGTlQ^SGQFrH&WQf^mmyS COMPBNSATION ACT. 1923 DEvisioa Bejich: Hoa'ble Shri i.M. Guddusi 85 Hoa'ble Shrl G. Mitthaiuddin, JJ. Preseist: Shri N.K. Vyas, counsel for tlie appeUant. Shri Sudlur Agrawal^ counsel for rcspondcnt No.2, ShriAlok Dewangaix, counsel for respondents No»3 to7. QRALORDBR (Passed on 14th day ofOetober, 2011) Per I.M. Quddusi. J. This appeal lias been flled by the appeUant agaiast tlie iuipugiied awarcl dated 22-10-2008 passed by flie Conimissloiier tbr Workmeii's Goijapensatlon-cuiii-Laboui Court, Jagdalpur (for ahort 'the CoBuidssloner^ in Case No.B/108/W.C.Act/Fatal/l/2006, m so far as' it relates to fasteriiiig the llabllity to-pay coMiOtperisation upon hiai, to flie claiaiao.ts, 2. A cross-objection lias also beeu filed by flie Inswraiice CoBipany witli delay of 942 days aiid an application I.A. No.04, for coiidoaation ofdelayia filuig the cross-objection lias also been filed. Let iis flrst of all coiisider tiie conteutiorAS raised in. the appeal. 3. Brief facts of fhe case as per verision of tlie claimante ai'e fliat appllcagits/ cla iroap.ts No. 1 to 5 are wtfe, daughter, paieats aad sister of tbe deceased, Non-applicaats No. 1 & 2 were owaer arid irisiirer of tiie offending vehicle, respectively. On 28-04-2006, the deceased Lakliiji'agxi was workiag uader Bon-applicaiit No, l^ a8 driver aiid was goiag froua Jagdalpur to BIiaiipuri by drivio.g flie vehicle (Tata 207) bearing registratioAi No. C.G. 17-H/0273 along witfi helper. The vehicle was loaded wifli some farjiiture. After ^.'^y ^^..^ 2 ^-v> unloadliig tiie farniture, whlle returning from Bliaapuxi near vlUage Metawada, flie said vehiele got out of coiitrol on accouiit of some techuical probleni, fhereby dashed agaiiist a road side tree, as a result of which Laldiiiatii aad tlie said helper sustained grievoiis iDjuxies. Both of tiieBi were taken to Mahai'aiii Hospital for treatoient aiid fliey died, on tibie way. On tlie basis ofa report, flie offence was registered. 4, The claLQiaiite beiiig legal helrs/dependeiits of tiie deceased had filed a petitlon uiider Sectioii 10 of flie Workiiieii's CompeA-isation, 1923 (for short 'flie Act, 1923') before the CoijauQaissioner clamimg a total ajiiount of coBipensation of Rs.3,71,399/- undervarlous heads. 5. The learned CoiuBiissioner on a close scrutmy oftlie evideiice led, inaterial placed aad subinissions itiade by the parties, lias awarded a total suni ofRs,3,68,774/- ia favour offlie clalmaiits atid agaiiist fhe appeUarit 6. We liave heard leariied couasel for fhe parties, pei'used the record ofthe lower Court as weU as the ijoapugned award aad fouiid fliat tlie iiisuraiice pollcy aiid fhe certiflcate was of goods ca&iying (ofher fhaii 3 wheeler) Publie caniers package policy in fhe name of Mrs. Prabha Shaolcai Shukla. The iiisuraiice was vaMd from 17-09- 2005 to imdnight of 16-09-2006. The vehicle beailiig registi'atioii No. C.G. 17-H/0273 was registered ia the nauie of Mrs. Prabha Shaakar Slnikla but fhe owaership of the same was ti-aiisferred iii the name oftiie appeUarit vide endorsemeiit dated 12-12-2005 w.e.f 13-12-2005. The fitiiess ceitificate ofthe vehicle was also issued by tlie Regioiial Traiispoil Officer, Bastar Region, Jagdalpur (C.G.) which was valid fi'om 14-12-2005 to 13-12-2006. The date of accideut was 28-04-2006. 7. Section 157 ofthe Motor Vehicles Act, reads as luider: "IS7. Trasisfer of eertiileate of ifiisiirasace.- (1) Where a persoii ia whose favoui" the certijScate of iiisui'aace has been issued m accordaace wlth tlie provisions of tiiis Chapter traiisfers to another person tlie ownersliip oftlie motor vehicle in respect ofwhich such iasurance was taken together wifli fhe policy of ,,^KT: .i^ <'^' :i--'.:""' I; t, ^\ ";. ^ .^*. iasurao.ee relatmg fliereto, the certificate ofiasuraace arid the policy descTibed in the certificate sliall be deeixied to have been traasferred iii favour of tlie person to whoiii fhe Aiiotor vehicle is transfened wifh effect froni tlie date ofits tiaasfer. [Explan.ation.- For the reiiioval of doubts, it 1s hereby declared tliat such deenied traiisfer shall iiiclude transfer ofrights and liablllties offlie said certtficate of iasuraace arxd policy ofirisurance,] (2) The transferee shall apply wiflim fourteen days froin the date of traasfer in the prescribed forixii to tlie iiisurer for niakiiig necessaiy changes lu regai'd to the faet of transfer in. the cerfcificate of iasuraoce aod fhe policy described 111 the certificate iii his favour ao.d fhe insurer shall niake the necessaiy chaiiges ia fiie certlGcate aad fhe policy of irisuraiice IAI regaixl to flie tTaiisfer ofuisurance.^ 8, The learned Coiiimissioner for Worluiien^ Coiiipensatioii Iiaa not frained aiiy issue as to who would be Uable to pay the amouiit of coiiipensation and also whetliier any peualty was liable to be imposed aad also how m.uch would be fhe rate of iEiterest m accordaace with the Workmexi's CompeusatioAi Act. Learned Corn missioner has not given aiiy fLadiag as to whetlier fhe traiisferee had appUed to the iiisurer for iiiaking necessaiy chaiiges io. tiie ceilificate of iiisurance aad tiie pollcy aad wliat would be tiie effect oftlie provisions of sub-sectlon (1) and (2) ofSection 157 offheAct, ia the instaat case. 9, In view of the above, ia our opinioa the Biatter reqiiiies reconsideratioii at fhe encl of fhe Commissioiier to fhe above effect. However, tlie findio.gs related to fhe issue regardiiig relationship of laaster aad seivant between the deceased eniployee aiid tiie appellaat is affiriiied which is not liable to be reconsidered by flie Cornmissioiier on reixiaiid. 10. In tlie resiilt, we aUow fhls appeal iii pait, set aside tiie fiTAdiiigs on issue Nos. 9 aiid 10 arid remit the matter back to the Cojiiimssioiier to deterrnine the facts ia flie Mght of ttie above obseiv-atlon. Thereafter, s( decision shallbe taken afresh. ^'.M^^ r-. .^ &?r 11. Learned counsel for the Insuraace Coiiipaiiy has raised a question tiliat fhe origliial iasured i.e. Mrs. Prablia Shankar Shukla should also be laade a party, This question niay also be considered by the CoiiLtiiussiorter. 12. In view of fhe above direction^ tlie cross-objectioii as we31 as applicatiou for condonation of delay in filing tiie CTOss-objectioa have becoiiae iiifructuous, as such flie same are clisinissecl as haviiig becoiae irifructuous. 13. The pai'ties shall appeaji before fhe Comi2i!ssioner coiiceriied on 30-11-2011. 14, Record offhe Coiiimlssioner shaU be sent back wifhout furtlier delay. 15, The amount of awaid has already been deposited iii the fixed deposit by order dated 14-01-2009, tiie same shall contuiue iii tibie fixed deposit tUl fhe award is niade afresh arid shall be subject to fh.e decisiou by flie Comimssioiier. 16, No oixler as to ctosts. Sd/- LM.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge