IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.1760 OF 2009 The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. ] Jeevan Seva, 2^nd Floor, S. V. Road, ]

Santacruz (W), Mumbai 400 054. ] .. Appellant.

v/s.

1 Dineshkumar J. Dubey ]

residing at R. B. Yadav Chawl ] Shivaji Vallabh Cross Road, ]

D by ig S it M al I l T y A signed New Ashokvan Ravalpada ]

SMITA RAJNIKANT R JO A S JN H I I KANT J D 2 O 0 a S 2 te H 6 : . I 04.15 Dahisar (E), Mumbai. ]

15:02:09 +0530 2 Jeelajeet B. Dubey ]

Laxmibai Ramprasad Mishra ] Compound, Kokani Pada, Shiv ] Vallabh Cross Road, Dahisar (E), ]

Mumbai 400 068. ] .. Respondents.

Mr. S. M. Dange, for the Appellant.

Mr. T. J. Mendon, for Respondent No.1 CORAM: FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA,J.

RESERVED ON : 20th NOVEMBER, 2025.

PRONOUNCED ON : 15^th APRIL, 2026.

JUDGEMENT:-

The present First Appeal is filed under Section 30 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), impugning the Judgement and Order dated 28^th February, 2007 passed by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Judge, 6^th Labour Court, Mumbai in Application No. A (WCA) 644/ C-226/2003, allowing the Application.

2 In this Judgement, the parties will be re