Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 550 · Decided 2 November 2001
Roshandeen v. Preetilal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 550 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 23
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7421/2001
- Decided
- 2 November 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 227; Workmen's Compensation Act Section 17
Headnote
Labour Laws : Workmens Compensation Act, 1923-Section 17-Contracting out­ Personal injury-Arising out of or in the course of employment-Compensation for-Held: Any agreement or contract whereby a workman relinquishes his right of compensation is null and void if it removes or reduces the 227. Writ jurisdiction-Power of High Court-Held: Is basically intended to salvage causes of justice-ft is the duty of High Court to see whether injustice has resulted on account o.f any erroneous interpretation o.f la~v-{f justice has resulted on an erroneous view of law, High Court should not
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