IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-2307-2017 (O&M)

Date of decision : 24.03.2026 KRISHAN KUMAR AND ANOTHER ....Appellants Versus KAKKAR NURSING HOME AND ANOTHER ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Mohan Singla, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Manu K. Bhandari, Advocate, Mr. Rohit Kataria, Advocate and Mr. Arjun Sawhni, Advocate for the respondents.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Claimants are in appeal aggrieved of the order dated 16.12.2016 passed by the Commissioner under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1923 Act’) whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants/claimants seeking compensation on account of death of their son Anil Kumar in an accident at the building owned by the respondent, has been dismissed.

2. As per the claimants, deceased Anil Kumar, aged 31 years, was working as a labourer. He was hired/employed by the respondent for transporting building material for the construction being raised by the respondent at his hospital site. On the fateful day i.e., 09.09.2015, deceased went to the hospital site with the material. While the material was being taken onto the ramp, he fell down from 3