IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2352 of 2025 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2024 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2352 of 2025 ==========================================================

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION Versus TARUNKUMAR KESHALAL ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR AV NAIR(5602) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 16/03/2026

JUDGMENT

1. This Appeal is filed under Section 82 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (for short the “ESI Act”), challenging the judgment and order dated 18.04.2024 passed by the learned Employees’ State Insurance Court, Ahmedabad, in E.S.I. Second Appeal No.56 of 2023, whereby the Second Appeal came to be dismissed and the disablement of 10% assessed by the Medical Appeal Tribunal was confirmed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent – Mr.Tarunkumar Keshalal was an employee of M/s. Arvind Intex in the Spinning Department. On 25.11.2019, while he was working, he sustained employment injury on his righ