Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 790 · Decided 4 September 2023
Fulmati Dhramdev Yadav & ANR. v. New India Assurance CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 790 · [2023] 14 S.C.R. 374
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4713/2023
- Decided
- 4 September 2023
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: The order of the High Court setting aside the order of the Commissioner awarding compensation in favour of legal representatives of the deceased employee. Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 - Victim died as he was tying up logs The Commissioner directed insurer to pay compensation of ₹3,94,120/- and the employer was directed to pay ₹1,97,060/-, i.e., 50% of the compensation amount as penalty - High Court set aside the order of the Commissioner - Propriety: Held: A bare perusal of the impugned judgment
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