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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
S.M.MODAK
Jiyalal Rajaram Yadav – Appellant
Versus
Agrawal Roadlines (P) Ltd. Through its Director – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident details and jurisdiction issue (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments on jurisdiction dismissal (Para 2 , 7 , 20) |
| 3. evidence details and prior findings (Para 5 , 6 , 12 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. definitions of substantial question of law (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. ratio about territorial jurisdiction principles (Para 9 , 19) |
| 6. comparison between ec act and mv act provisions (Para 29 , 30 , 39) |
| 7. final order and remand instructions (Para 43 , 44) |
JUDGMENT :
S.M.Modak, J.
1. The vehicular accident took place at Vadodara – Gujarat. The office of employer is situated at Gandhidham – Gujarat. The insurance policy was issued at Ahmedabad and they are having branch office at Thane. The original Claimant was residing at Thane at the time of filing of Application (but no documents were filed). During pendency of Claim Application, he shifted to Uttar Pradesh and died there. His dependants are residing there. On these facts, learned Commissioner, Thane dismissed the Application on 9th November 2019 for want of ‘territorial jurisdiction’. That is why, the Appeal is filed by the dependants. So, the issue involved in this Appeal is “dismissal of such Application for want of territorial jurisdiction
The court determined that misapplication of territorial jurisdiction constitutes a substantial question of law, warranting appellate review and remand for further proceedings.
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