Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 137 · Decided 4 February 2016
Jaya Biswal & ORS. v. Branch Manager, Iffco Tokio General Insurance
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 137 · [2016] 1 S.C.R. 299
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 869/2016
- Decided
- 4 February 2016
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Workmen's Compensation Act Section 3
Headnote
Employees 'Compensation Act, 1923- s.3-Employer :~liability for compensation - Death of truck driver aged 26 years during the course of employment with employer.,, Claim petition by the parems - Case of employer that he was not liable to compensate since the truck driver due to his own negligence - Award of Rs. 10, 75,2531- as compensation by Commissioner - However, Single Judge of High Court reduced the compensation to Rs.6,00,0001- as also waived the award of 50% penalty with interest @l 2% pa - On appeal, held: It is clear that the truck driver died in an
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