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VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Pothala Venkata Ramana S/o Gowribabu – Appellant
Versus
P. Subbi Reddy – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred under Section 30(1) of Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (in short ‘The Act’) against the impugned order dated 19.08.1997 in W.C. No.98 of 1996 on the file of the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation, Visakhapatnam (herein after be referred to as “Commissioner”).
2. The appellant herein was the claimant and respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein were the Opposite Parties before the learned Commissioner.
For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as they arrayed before the learned Commissioner.
3. The case of the appellant in brief is that;
The claimant who is the injured filed the petition before the learned Commissioner seeking compensation of Rs.1,00,000/-stating that, he worked as driver for the lorry bearing No.AHQ 8469 under Opposite Party No.1 and on 17.08.1995, while he was discharging his duty as a driver and when the lorry reached at Kinthali at Etcherla, Srikakulam, due to the collusion of lorry with a van going from opposite direction with a high speed, it dashed the lorry. In the accident, he sustained injuries to his both legs. Soon after the accident, he was shifted to Srikakulam Government Hosp
The main legal point established is that the calculation of compensation for disability and entitlement to interest under the Workmen's Compensation Act is based on the doctor's evidence of disabilit....
A disability certificate issued by a qualified medical professional suffices to establish loss of earning capacity, and factual findings of a compensation Commissioner are final if admissible evidenc....
The insurance policy under the Workmen’s Compensation Act covers employees, including second drivers, affirming their entitlement to compensation for work-related injuries.
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