Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral By way of this petition, the petitioner has assailed Order dated 11.06.2024, passed by learned Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 , Lahaul & Spiti at Kullu,

1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

District Kullu, H.P, in Application No. 104/18, titled Machhinder Singh Vs. Jaiwanti and others, in terms whereof, the application filed by the petitioner, under Section 5 of Limitation Act along- with an application for setting aside exparte order dated 18.08.2017 and award/judgment dated 22.09.2017, in WC No.

24 of 2011, was dismissed.

2. I have heard learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents and have also caurefully gone through the impugned order as well as othero documents appended with the petition.

3. CPerusal of the record demonstrates that in a Claim Petition filed by Jaiwanti, under Section 22 of the Workman Compensation Act, 1923, learned Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation, Lahaul & Spiti, vide judgment dated 22.09.2017, awarded as sum of Rs.8,73,880/-, along-with interest in favour of the claimant as well as proforma respondents No.6 & 7. The