p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK FAO No.30 of 2026 The Manager, Legal, M/s.Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., Bhubaneswar …. Appellant Mr. G.P. Dutta, Advocate -versus- Lucky Pradhan and another …. Respondents Mr. K. Das, Advocate for Respondent No.1 CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 24.03.2026 Order No. I.A. No.50 of 2026 01. 1. Since the receipt showing deposit of award amount before the Commissioner has been filed, the I.A. is disposed of. FAO No.30 of 2026 2. Heard Mr. G.P. Dutta, learned counsel for the Appellant- Insurance Company and Mr. K. Das, learned counsel for the Respondent No.1-claimant. 3. Present appeal by the insurer is directed against the judgment and award dated 21.11.2025 passed in E.C. Case No.04/2025 by the Commissioner for Employee’s Compensation-cum-Divisional Labour Commissioner, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, wherein compensation to the tune of Rs.15,59,452/- including interest has been granted to the claimant-Respondent No.1 on account of injury sustained by him in course of and arising out of the employment as a labourer/helper in Mini Truck (Mahindra Supra Digitally Signed Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 24-Mar-2026 18:31:36 Signature Not Verified p. 2 Maxi Truck T2) bearing Registration No.OD-34-F-9599 belonging to Respondent No.2. 4. Upon hearing both the parties and considering all such grounds of challenge advanced, a reduced compensation of Rs.11,90,000/- (Rupees Eleven Lakhs Ninety Thousand only) consolidated is proposed to the parties in course of hearing. Mr. K. Das, learned counsel for claimant-Respondent No.1 agrees to the same and Mr. G.P. Dutta, learned counsel for Appellant-Insurance Company leaves it to the discretion of the Court. The compensation amount is accordingly fixed to that extent. 5. Since the entire award amount has been deposited before the learned Commissioner, out of the said amount, a sum of Rs.11,90,000/- along with proportionate accrued interest be disbursed in favour of the claimant-Respondent No.1 within a period of eight weeks from today and the balance amount along with proportionate accrued interest thereon shall be refunded to the Appellant-Insurance Company within the same period on proper application. The penalty and penal interest is waived. 6. With aforesaid modification of the award, the FAO is disposed of. 7. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik