[140] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 24.02.2025 Oriental Insurance Company Limited …Appellant versus Neeru and others ….Respondents Coram : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. Akashdeep Singh, Advocate for the appellant.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

[1] Challenge is to the order dated 07.10.2024 passed by the Commissioner under the Employee’s Compensation Act, Circle-I, Yamuna Nagar.

[2] Claimants filed claim application seeking compensation on account of death of Jagjit Singh, who was working as a Truck Driver on a truck owned by respondent No.1 for monthly salary of Rs.15,000/-. It was claimed by the claimants that Jagjit Singh died in an accident during the course of employment on 21.12.2019. The employer-respondent No.1 appeared and admitted employer-employee relationship. However, claimed that during the service period, deceased-Jagjit Singh took an advance of Rs.90,000/- from him and approximately Rs.1,00,000/- was spent by him on the treatment of deceased-Jagjit Singh. Truck was insured. Respondent No.2 contested the claim on merits.

[3] On the basis of the pleadings, the following issues were framed:-

“1. Whether Sh. Jagjit Singh s