Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Workmen's Compensation Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923:s. 21 (1)(b) - Jurisdiction - Accident in Nagaon resulting in death of deceased - Parents of deceased started residing with son-in-law at Tezpur for their livelihood - Claim petition filed by parents before the Commissioner, Tezpur - Maintainability of - Held: Maintainable - Interpretation of statutes - Beneficial legislation.Deceased was an employee of the respondent Company. He died in accident which took place in Nagaon. His parents filed petition for claiming compensation under Workmen's Compensation Act before the Commissioner, Tezpur. In the said petition, Commissioner, Tezpur awarded compensation of Rs.2.70 lacs. The respondent company challenged the award before the High Court raising two arguments, that the Commissioner, Tezpur had no jurisdiction to entertain the claim petition and the death of the deceased did not occur during course of employment.The High Court held that the Commissioner, Tezpur had no jurisdiction to entertain the claim petition and accordingly set aside the order of the Commissioner, Workmen's Compensation, Tezpur, without going into the second argument.In appeal to this Court, appellant-claimant contended that the claim petition was flied at Tezpur because both the claimants, i.e., the father and mother of the deceased started residing at Tezpur with their son-in-law after the death of their son. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur Hon'ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju |
Neutral Citation | 2007 INSC 979 |
Petitioner | Morgina Begum |
Respondent | Managing Director, Hanuman Plantation Ltd. |
SCR | [2007] 10 S.C.R. 372 |
Judgement Date | 2007-09-26 |
Case Number | 4548 |
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