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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
JITENDRA JAIN
Shakuntala Tilakdhari Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Jawaharlal R. Gupta – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal challenges rejection for unproven employer-employee relationship. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. temporary driver hiring via fir establishes employment relation. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. act defines employee and employer to include drivers. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. fir and circumstances prove implied driver employment. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. evasive conduct and inquiry failure support relationship finding. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 6. casual short-term drivers covered by implied contracts. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. precedents affirm casual employment without written proof. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. relationship established; impugned order quashed with directions. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
JITENDRA JAIN, J.
1. This first appeal under Section 30 of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 was admitted on 28 February 2017, challenging the order dated 9 May 2012 passed by the Labour Commissioner, but no substantial question of law was framed at the time of admission. Therefore, the said question is now framed at the time of final hearing and which reads as under :- “Whether the Labour Commissioner was justified in rejecting the application for compensation on the ground that the r
Vehicle owner hiring driver for short duration establishes employer-employee relationship under Employees’ Compensation Act via oral/implied contract, proved by owner’s FIR without written proof.
A temporary employment relationship can be established under the Employees’ Compensation Act without a formal contract, relying on circumstantial evidence and admissions.
Workmen’s compensation - Natural death - Death by heart attack is an accident is well recognized.
An appeal under the Employees Compensation Act requires a significant question of law, particularly regarding employer-employee relationships and evidence appreciation.
Claimants must prove genuine employer-employee relationship with cogent evidence, especially documentary proof, when deceased is family member of owner; self-serving testimonies and fabricated docume....
Claims for compensation under the Employees' Compensation Act require credible evidence supporting the employer-employee relationship, with familial ties alone deemed insufficient.
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