Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 431 · Decided 30 June 2014
Manju Sarkar & ORS. v. Mabish Miah and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 431 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 126
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5847/2014
- Decided
- 30 June 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Workmen's Compensation Act
Headnote
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923: C s.3(1) - Accident arising out of and in the course of employment - Claim for compensation - Victim-deceased employed by respondent 1 and 2 to drive truck on the relevant day from Agartala to godown - After entering the godown, he left the truck on the pretext truck and informed the helper that he would come at night - Thereafter he met with road accident and died - Suit by wife and children claiming compensation - Commissioner dismissed the suit accepting the contention of respondents that on reaching the godown the deceased ceased to be in E their
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