Judgment:
HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH: JABALPUR SB: HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL SHARMA, J.
Misc.
Appeal No.1282/2002 Naval Singh Sahkari Shakkar Karkhkana Mdt.
Versus Commissioner for Workmen Compensation and ORS.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shri Shailesh Mishra, Advocate for the appellant.
Shri Suresh Raj, Advocate for the respondent No.6.
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(30/07/2013) This appeal has been filed by the appellant / employer under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 being aggrieved by the judgment dated 20.5.2002 passed by the learned respondent No.1 in case No.30/2000 (WCF) imposing penalty of Rs.90,000/- on the appellant.”
2. Briefly stated facts of the case are that the deceased Vinay Kumar Mishra was working with the appellant as Peon and on 13.4.2000 he died due to heart attack when he was on duty.
Legal representatives of the deceased filed claim under Workmen’s Compensation Act and the learned Commissioner / respondent No.1 has awarded Rs.1,84,170/- as compensation to be paid to the respondents No.2 to 5 by the Insurer and also imposed penalty Rs.90,000/- on him.”
3. Being aggrieved by the impugned judgment, the appellant / employer has filed this appeal on the ground that the learned Commissioner has not assigned any reason for imposing penalty and there was no delay on the part of the appellant for holding him