HARDASBHAI SAVALIYA Vs. LAXMIBEN RAMESHBHAI RATHOD
LAWS(GJH)-2013-7-220
HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
Decided on July 24,2013

Hardasbhai Savaliya Appellant
VERSUS
Laxmiben Rameshbhai Rathod Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.)THIS appeal has been filed by the appellants-original opponent Nos.1 to 3 being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 27-
(2.)-2009 passed by the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation and Labour Court No.2, Ahmedabad in Workmen Compensation Application No.61 of 2002 awarding compensation of Rs.2,18,470/- to the claimants with interest @ 12% per annum from the date of accident. 2. Facts in short are that the deceased Rameshbhai Samantbhai Rathod was serving with the opponent No.1 and on the date of incident i.e. on 28-2-1999 when the deceased was doing plastering work on the sixth floor, RCC ceiling of terrace fell on Rameshbhai causing his death. The legal heirs of the deceased therefore filed Workmen Compensation Application No.12 of 1999 before the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner claiming compensation.
After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the oral as well as documentary evidence on record, the impugned award was passed by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said judgment and award, present appeal has been preferred by the original opponent Nos.1 to 3.

(3.)I have heard learned advocate, Mr.Dipak Dave for the appellants and have also taken into consideration oral as well as documentary evidence.


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