Employee's Compensation Act, 1923

The deceased, Sumer Singh, was employed as a driver by the owner of a truck and was on duty driving from Delhi to Baroda when he felt unwell, parked the vehicle and died. The claimants, his dependents, filed an application under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 and were awarded compensation by the Workmen's Compen…

Indra Bai, a loading and unloading labourer, suffered a severe injury to her left arm while loading poles, resulting in loss of grip. The Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner, relying on a medical board certificate, held that she was permanently unfit for labour and awarded compensation on the basis of total disablement…

The appellants, parents and siblings of a deceased employee, claimed compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 for a fatal accident that occurred on 31 January 2008. The High Court enhanced the compensation by applying the post‑amendment monthly wage ceiling of Rs 8,000, invoking the Workmen Compensation…

The deceased was a sugarcane‑cutting labourer who died from a snake bite while employed by a contractor supplying a sugar factory. His heirs claimed compensation under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 and the Commissioner awarded Rs 306,180 with simple interest at 12% per annum from the date of the accident (29‑No…