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VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Vengalasetty Munemma – Respondent
JUDGMENT
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J. - This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred under Sec. 30 of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (in short 'The Act') against the impugned order dtd. 29/10/2008 in W.C. No.7 of 2007 on the file of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation and Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Tirupathi (hereinafter be referred to as "Commissioner").
2. The appellant herein was the Opposite Party No.2 and the respondents herein were the applicants and Opposite Party No.1 before the learned Commissioner. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as arrayed before the learned Commissioner.
3. Case of the applicants in brief is that the deceased V.Venkata Ramana is the son of the first applicant and applicants 2 & 3 are the brothers of the deceased. He worked as lorry cleaner under the O.P.No.1 and on his instruction, on 26/10/2006 at 9.00 PM, he along with lorry driver Chandra Mouli, left from Rajampet with load of Banana to Tadipatri and when they reached near Palempalli petrol bunk bypass road, the driver of the lorry drove the vehicle in a high speed and dashed to the rear side of a stationed tipper. Both driver and cleaner died i
Claimants entitled to interest at 12% from the date of the accident under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, ensuring fairness and adherence to beneficial legislation.
The main legal point established is the determination of liability under the Workmen’s Compensation Act based on the employment relationship and compliance with policy terms by the insurance company.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the employer and the insurance company are jointly and severally liable to pay interest at 12% from the date of the accident till the date of ....
Compensation for work-related death must include interest from the date of the accident, as the employer's liability arises immediately upon the occurrence of the accident.
The entitlement of claimants to receive interest on the compensation amount from the date of the accident and the application of established principles relating to the payment of interest on money cl....
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