Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 756 · Decided 23 August 2023
SMT. Dariyao Kanwar & ORS. v. M/S United India Insurance CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 756 · [2023] 11 S.C.R. 587
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5416/2012
- Decided
- 23 August 2023
- Bench
- HIMA KOHLI, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: While driving vehicle, health of the driver deteriorated, he parked his vehicle and died. Whether such untoward mishap can reasonably be described as an accident, attributable to the nature of employment. Employee's Appellants-claimants fi led application before the Commissioner seeking compensation under the 1923 Act - Compensation of ` 3,26,140/- was granted - However, the view of the High Court was that there is no relationship between the death and the work being done by the deceased
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