BALI DEVI Vs. ASSISTANT ENGINEER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this matter, appellant Smt. Bali Devi w/o Late Shri Satya Narayan Trivedi has challenged the order dated 1.12.1999 given by Workmen Compensation Case No. WL/F/9/92 titled as Smt. Bali Devi v. Assistant Engineer, PHED & ors. and it has been prayed in the appeal that the order dated 1.12.1999 be set aside and the compensation amounting to Rs.99,412.43 p. be granted to the appellant including interest and penalty as mentioned in the prayer.

(2.) THE appellant claims that principal amount of Rs.53,164/ -, penalty amount of Rs. 26,582/ - and interest of Rs. 19,666.43 p. should have been awarded by the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner to her in relation to accidental death of her husband. Thus in total, an award of Rs. 99,412.43 p. has been prayed to be passed in place of award of Rs. 53,314/ - which was passed by the Commissioner(Workmen's Compensation Act), Sirohi.

(3.) BOTH the respondents have remained absent despite service in the matter, so ex parte final arguments have been heard by me. In the order dated 1.12.1999, the Commissioner(W.C.Act), Sirohi has dismissed the prayer of the appellant and has disallowed the penalty and interest on the compensation amount.