Order on Board

03/11 /2023

1. This appeal is listed today for admission. With the consent of the parties, the appeal is finally heard. Since all the parties are representing in the appeal through their respective counsel, no fresh notice is required to be issued for final hearing.

2. This appeal under Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 (for short “the Act, 1923”) has been preferred by the appellants/claimants against the award dated 14.11.2017 passed by learned Commissioner, Employees Compensation-cum-Labour Court, Surguja (C.G.) in Case No. 04/W.C. Act/2014 (Fatal) by which the learned Commissioner has partly allowed the claim of the claimants by calculating the wages of the deceased employee @

Rs. 4000/- granting less compensation.

3. This appeal is admitted on the following questions of law:-

“(1) Whether the learned Commissioner for Employees' Compensation Act-cum- Labour Court was justified in treating wages of the deceased Rs. 2000/- per month ignoring the amendment made in Section 4(1)a of the Act, 1923 on 18.01.2010?

(2) Whether the learned Commissioner, Employees Compensation-cum-Labour Court was justified in not granting interest to the claimant after one month