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ROBIN PHUKAN
Yapi Regon, W/o Lt (Ct. ) Amost Regon – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. A.K. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. N. Ratan, learned Additional Advocate General, State of Arunachal Pradesh for the State respondents and Mr. T. Tagum, learned counsel for the respondent No.11.
2. In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 4(four) petitioners, namely, Smt. Yapi Regon, her daughter Miss Trisha Regon, her two sons Mr. Johnson Regon and Mr. Gemoling Regon, have challenged the decision dated 30.06.2022, by which the claim of the petitioners for payment of Ex-Gratia compensation in terms of Government notification dated 06.11.2019 was rejected and also to issue direction to the respondent authorities to provide Ex-Gratia compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- in terms of the aforementioned notification.
Background facts:-
3. The background facts leading to filing of the present petition are adumbrated herein below:-
The court ruled that the deceased was on disaster management duty at the time of the accident, establishing entitlement to Ex-Gratia compensation under the relevant government notification.
Death due to heart attack while on duty is considered accidental under compensation regulations for government employees, entitling the dependent to benefits.
Point of law: The view taken is that the concept of the liability under the Act is wide enough to cover a case of this nature inasmuch as death had taken place arising as a result of accident in the ....
The court established that a heart attack occurring during the performance of duty qualifies as an accidental death under the relevant compensation policy.
The court held that a police officer's death due to cardiac issues while on duty in a high altitude area was attributable to service conditions, entitling the widow to Extraordinary Pension and ex-gr....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for connectivity between the accident and the employment or the insured vehicle to grant compensation under the Workmen Compensatio....
An injury is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment, establishing a causal connection between the accident and the workman’s duties.
The main legal principle established is the interpretation of the Scheme to provide financial assistance to health workers who lost their lives on account of Covid-19 related duties, widening the def....
The court established that an employee's fatal accident during commute can be deemed to arise out of employment under the notional extension doctrine, warranting compensation based on actual wages.
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