Supreme Court of India

Golla Rajanna Etc. Etc. v. The Divisional Manager and Another, Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2016] 9 S.C.R. 469
Bench Kurian Joseph and R.F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 23 November 2016

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Workmen s Compensation Act, 1923: s.30 - Appeals - Limited jurisdiction of High Court - Disability due to accident - Compensation awarded to appellants by Workmen s Compensation Commissioner reduced by High Court making a fresh assessment with respect to percentage of disability - On appeal, held: Under the Scheme of the Act, the Workmen s Compensation Commissioner is the last authority 011 facts, therefore, the High Court had 110 competence to re-appreciate the evidence and record its own findings on percentage of disability for which also there was no basis. Scope of appeal - Parliament has

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