The Manager vs Pramod Kumar Sahoo And Another
2022 Latest Caselaw 2280 Ori

                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                FAO No.238 of 2021
            The Manager, (T.P. Cell), New India      ....          Appellant
            Assurance Company Ltd.
                                                Mr. S. Satapathy, Advocate
                                   along with Mrs. B. Khadenga, Advocate
                                       -versus-
            Pramod Kumar Sahoo and another           ....       Respondents
                          Mr. P.K. Mishra, Advocate for Respondent No.1
                        CORAM:
                        JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
                                      ORDER

19.04.2022 Order No.

02. 1. Heard Mr. S. Satapathy, learned counsel along with Mrs. B.

Khadenga, learned counsel for the Appellant-Insurance Company and Mr. P.K. Mishra, learned counsel for Respondent No.1- claimant.

2. Present appeal by the insurer is directed against the judgment and award dated 08.09.2021 passed in E.C. Case No.6/2019 by the Commissioner for Employee's Compensation-cum-Joint Labour Commissioner, Cuttack wherein compensation to the tune of Rs.8,43,879/- has been granted to the claimant-Respondent No.1 on account of injury sustained by him in course of and arising out of the employment while serving as helper in Mahindra Maxximo bearing Registration No.OR-02-BS-2396.

3. Having heard both the parties and considering the grounds of challenge advanced, a reduced compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs) consolidated is proposed to the parties in

course of hearing. Mr. P.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the claimant-Respondent No.1 agrees to the same and Mr. S. Satapathy, learned counsel for Appellant-Insurance Company leaves it to the discretion of the Court. The compensation amount is accordingly fixed to that extent.

4. Since the entire award amount has been deposited before the learned Commissioner, out of the said amount, a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- along with proportionate accrued interest be disbursed in favour of the claimant-Respondent No.1 within a period of eight weeks from today and the balance amount along with proportionate accrued interest thereon shall be refunded to the Appellant-Insurance Company within the same period on proper application.

5. With aforesaid modification of the award, the FAO is disposed of.

6. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( B.P. Routray) Judge

B.K. Barik