* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 10.12.2025

Judgment pronounced on:16.12.2025

+ FAO 531/2016

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED .....Appellant

Through: Mr. Manoj Ranjan Sinha, Advocate

with Mr. Vishal Agrawal, Advocate

versus

OMBEER & ANR .....Respondents

Through: Mr. R.K. Nain Chandan Prajapati

Advocate with Ms. Arti Sharma,

Advocate for Respondent No.1

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA

JUDGMENT

CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J.

1. This appeal under Section 30 of the Employee’s

Compensation Act, 1923 (the EC Act) has been filed by respondent no. 2/ Insurance Company in WC/126/NW/12/2751 on the file of the Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation,

Employment Exchange Building, Pusha Complex, New Delhi, aggrieved by the order dated 08.04.2016 by which the claim for compensation filed by the claimant was allowed.

2. In this appeal, the parties herein unless otherwise specified will be referred to as described in the claim petition.

3. In the application for compensation filed under Section 22 of the EC Act, it is alleged thus:- The applicant/claimant Ombeer was employed as a cleaner in vehicle bearing No. DL-1L-E-3887 owned by respondent no. 1. On 08.07.2003, he s