2026:CGHC:20901 SOURABH BHILWAR NAFR SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.05.06 17:22:19 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 582 of 2020 Director, International Tractor Limited Dipo Bilaspur (Sonalika Tractor) Sakri Battalion Salampur, Police Station Chakarbhata, Tahsil Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

--- Appellant(s)

versus

1 - Phuleshwari Nirmalkar W/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar R/o Bhagat Singh Ajad Nagar, Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - Shivam Nirmalkar S/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar R/o Bhagat Singh Ajad Nagar, Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

3 - Aman Nirmalkar S/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar R/o Bhagat Singh Ajad Nagar, Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

4 - Jhuniya Bai W/o Ramji Nirmalkar R/o Bhagat Singh Ajad Nagar, Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

5 - Ramji Nirmalkar S/o Shriram Nirmalkar R/o Bhagat Singh Ajad Nagar, Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

6 - Director Vindhyachal Pandey, Lovely Tractors (Sonalika), Near Gandhi Chowk Ambikapur, Tahsil And District Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh.

7 - Rayal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. Office Rama Trade Center, First Floor, Rajeev Plaza, Old Bus Stand, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

--- Respondent(s)

with MAC No. 233 of 2020 Lovely Tractors (Sonalika) Through Its Director - Vindhyachal Pandey, S/o Dindu Pandey, Aged About 66 Years, Near Gandhi Chowk, Ambikapur, Tehsil And District - Ambikapur Chhattisgarh. (Non -

Applicant No. 2) ---Appellant(s)

Versus

1 - Phuleshwari Nirmalkar W/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar Aged About 31 Years R/o Bhagat Singh Azad Nagar, Tifra, Thana - Sirgitti, Tehsil And District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

2 - Shivam Nirmalkar S/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar, R/o Bhagat Singh Azad Nagar, Tifra, Thana - Sirgitti, Tehsil And District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

3 - Aman Nirmalkar S/o Late Pradeep Nirmalkar, R/o Bhagat Singh Azad Nagar, Tifra, Thana - Sirgitti, Tehsil And District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

4 - Jhuniya Bai W/o Ramji Nirmalkar, R/o Bhagat Singh Azad Nagar, Tifra, Thana - Sirgitti, Tehsil And District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

5 - Ramji Nirmalkar, S/o Shri Ram Nirmalkar, R/o Bhagat Singh Azad Nagar, Tifra, Thana - Sirgitti, Tehsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

(Applicants)

6 - International Tractor Limited Depot - Bilaspur (Sonalika Tractor) Through Its Director, Sakri, Batallian Salampur, Thana - Chakarbhata, Tehsil Takhatpur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. (Non - Applicant No. 1) 7 - Royal Sundram Allianz Insurance Company Ltd., Office At - Rama Trade Center, First Floor, Rajiv Plaza, Old Bus Stand, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. (Non - Applicant No. 3)

…. Respondent(s)

(Cause title is taken from CIS)

For Appellant In MAC No. 582/2020 : Mr. Suresh Kumar Verma, Advocate In MAC No. 233/2020 : Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent No.7/ : Mr. Anupam Dubey, Advocate Insurance Company Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Judgment on Board

05/05/2026

1. Since both the appeals have been arising out of a common award, they are being heard and decided by this judgment.

2. The present appeals have been filed by the appellants/ Non-

applicant No.1 & 2 under Section 30 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (henceforth 'the Act, 1923') against the order/award dated 06/12/2019 passed by the Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, Labour Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) in case No. 06/E.C. Act/2014/Fatal, whereby the claim application filed by the claimants under Section 10 of the Act, 1923 has been allowed.

3. MAC No.582 of 2020 is not admitted, whereas MAC No.233 of

2020 has been admitted by this Court vide order dated

09.03.2020 on the following substantial questions of law :

“1. Whether finding of the Commissioner of Employee's Compensation, Labour Court, Bilaspur holding that the deceased Pradeep Nirmalkar was also the employee of Non-Applicant No.2 (Appellant) ev