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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
HEMANT M.PRACHCHHAK
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Kuljetsing K Virk (Jat) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK, J.
1. Present appeal is filed by the appellant - New India Assurance Company Limited against the judgment and award dated 01.02.2007 passed by the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation at Kutch-Bhuj in Workmen's Compensation Case (N.F.) No.9 of 2003, whereby the learned Commissioner has awarded compensation of Rs.4,35,000/- with interest @ 12% p.a. in favour of original claimant and also drected the Insurance Company to pay penalty of Rs.1,74,000/- alongwith other expenses.
2. The short facts giving rise to present appeal are as under:-
2.1 The deceased respondent No.1 herein was serving as driver of the Tanker bearing registration No. GJ-12-V-9751 with respondent No.2 herein i.e. M/s. Raghunath Agencies Pvt. Ltd. On 28.07.2002, when the deceased was driving the Tanker of respondent No.2, almost half kilometer from Mahua, on Jaipur- Agra Road, met with an accident with a Truck coming from opposite side and driven on wrong side bearing registration No. RJ-11-G-0099, as a result of which, the respondent No.1 sustained serious injuries on his left hand and on various parts of his body, for which, the respondent No.1 had taken treatment from diffe
Penalties under the Workmen’s Compensation Act are the responsibility of the insurer, not the Insurance Company; interest awarded at 12% was justified.
Liability for penalty under the Workmen's Compensation Act rests on the employer, not the insurance company, and interests awarded are also subject to statutory amendments.
The insurance company is liable for compensation and penalty under the Workmen's Compensation Act, with the court's jurisdiction limited to substantial legal questions, not factual re-evaluation.
Insurance companies are liable for interest on compensation but not for penalties due to employer violations under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
The appeal court can only intervene on substantial questions of law, preserving the Commissioner’s fact-finding authority while holding the employer liable for compensation penalties, with insurance ....
The court held that the liability for interest on compensation lies with the Insurance Company, affirming a statutory interest rate of 12% under the Workmen's Compensation Act if not paid within a mo....
Insurance companies are not liable for interest or penalties under workmen's compensation policies unless explicitly stated in the policy; responsibility for such payments typically lies with the emp....
The insurance company is not liable for interest payments under the Workmen's Compensation Act; liability rests with the employer to pay compensation and associated interest.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the penalty under Section 4-A(3)(b) of the Workmen's Compensation Act is the liability of the employer and not the insurance company.
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