Office In Charge, M/S. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd v. Sudarsan Kamala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

FAO No.184 of 2022 The Office-in-Charge, M/s. Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd.

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Appellant Mr. A.A. Khan, Advocate -versusSudarsan Kamala and Another ....

Respondents Mr. Debasish Patnaik, counsel for Respondent No.1

CORAM:

SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

26.7.2022 Order No.

03.

1.

The matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

Heard Mr. A.A. Khan, learned counsel for the insurer-Appellant and Mr. D. Patnaik, learned counsel for claimant - Respondent No.1. 3.

Present appeal by the insurer is directed against the award dated 23rd February, 2022 passed by the learned Commissioner for Employee's Compensation-cum-Joint Labour Commissioner, Cuttack in E.C. Case No.468-D of 2016 wherein compensation to the tune of Rs.10,37,687/- including interest has been awarded on account of injuries sustained by the claimant arising out of and in course of his employment as driver in the TATA ACE bearing registration number OD-05-Q-3384.

4.

Upon hearing both parties and considering the grounds of challenge, a reduced compensation of Rs.4,50,000/- consolidated is proposed to the parties. This is agreed by Mr. Patnaik, learned counsel

for the claimant - Respondent and Mr. Khan leaves it to the discretion of the Court. As such the amount is fixed to the said extent. 5.

Since the entire compensation amount has already been deposited before the learned Commissioner, out of the same a consolidated sum of Rs.4,50,000/- (four lakh fifty thousand) along with accrued interest thereof be disbursed in favour of the claimant - Respondent No.1 within a period of two months from today. The rest amount along with accrued interest thereof be refunded to the insurer - Appellant.

6.

The appeal is disposed of.

7.

An urgent certified copy of this order be issued as per rules. ( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda