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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SUSHIL KUKREJA
Oriental Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Ram Pyari Gupta (since deceased through her Lrs) – Respondent
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| 1. dependents claim compensation for workman's fatal employment accident. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. disputes on wages, insurance coverage, and driving license. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. lower court awards claim; appeal challenges employment proof. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. no evidence proves employment or workers' policy coverage. (Para 9) |
| 5. claimants must prove employer-employee relationship and accident course. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 6. interested witnesses insufficient without documentary employment evidence. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 7. sibling employment claims suspicious absent independent proof. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 8. appeal allowed; impugned award set aside. (Para 19) |
JUDGMENT :
Sushil Kukreja, J.
The present appeal is maintained by the appellants/petitioners/claimants (hereinafter referred to as “the petitioners”), under Section 30 of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 (for short “the Act”), against the award dated 10.03.2014, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., in W.C. Petition No. 24/2011, whereby the learned Commissioner had allowed the claim petition filed by the petitioners.
2. Succinctly, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that th
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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.
Workmen’s compensation - Natural death - Death by heart attack is an accident is well recognized.
The murder of an employee during the course of performance of his duties would entitle the legal heirs to seek a claim under the Employee Compensation Act.
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