IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 238 of 2005 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================

REGIONAL DIRECTOR,EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORP.

Versus MULJI DEVJI SINCE DECEASED THROUGH HIS LEGAL HEIRS & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS DIMPLE A THAKER(6838) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR HASIT H JOSHI(2480) for the Defendant(s) No. 1.1,1.2 MR PANKAJ R DESAI(3120) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.

PRACHCHHAK Date : 01/10/2025

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Present appeal is filed by the appellant – Employees State Insurance Corporation against the judgment and order dated 07.04.2004 passed by the Employees State Insurance Court, Rajkot (hereinafter referred to as ‘the E.S.I. Court”) in ESI First Appeal No. 1 of 1987, whereby, the appeal filed by the respondent herein was partly allowed by assessing the disability of the respondent at 40%

and also directe