(1.) These are appeals filed under S.30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, for short 'the Act', against orders of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation (Deputy Labour Commissioner), Kannur, in different cases. When we noticed that a large number of appeals were being filed against the orders of this Commissioner, we di reeled the office to post them together. On a perusal of the records we prima facie found that in most of these appeals learned Commissioner has erred in fixing and awarding compensation. Accordingly we passed the following order on M.F.A.No.649 of 1993 on 13-7-1993:
(2.) In the nature of the contentions raised by learned counsel appearing for the parties the following general points arise for consideration:
(3.) Prior to 1984 Amendment S.4 of the Act was as follows: