Supreme Court of India

Shobha & Ors. v. The Chairman, Vithalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 761
Bench M. R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 11 March 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923: ss. 4, 4A – Awar d of compensation under – Entitlement to interest, from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner or from the date of ac cident – Held: Liability to pay the compensation would arise fro m the date on which the deceased died for which he is entitled to the compensation, thus, the liability to pay the interest on the amount of arrears/compensation would be from the date of accid ent and not from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner – On facts, order passed by the High Court directing the employe r to pay the interest @ 12%

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