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Workmen's Compensation Act (VIII of 1923)-------S. 30 & Sched. IV---Amount of compensation---Deduction---Employee who was injured during course -of his employment under employer, claimed amount of compensation consisting of medical expenses incurred by employee on his treatment supported by vouchers and also amount of compensation under Sched. IV of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923--­Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation ordered deduction of about half of the amount claimed by employee---Amount so deducted in fact was amount of unpaid salary of employee which was settled before Labour Officer and Inspector of Factories which had nothing to do with claim made by employee under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923---Employer was ordered to pay full amount to employee as claimed by him. Rafiullah for Appellant. JUDGMENT This is an appeal under section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 against the order dated 23-4-1998 passed by the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation West Division, Karachi in Case No.6 of 1998 filed by the appellant against the respondent claiming a sum of Rs.10,737 (Rupees Six thousand as compensation of incapacity of work being equivalent to 6% of incapacity as certified by the Certifying Surgeon under the aforesaid Workmen's Compensation Act. and Rs.4,737 towards medical expenses). The learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation ordered for payment of Rs.5,737 (after deducting a sum of Rs.5,000 as already received by the appellant before Labour -Officer and Inspector of Factories concerned on 27-11-1997). I have heard Mr. Raftullah. Advocate for the appellant. It appears that the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation has erred in…

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