Radhey Mohan Singh v. Commissioner Workmen Compensation Labour Lko and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:75823), WRIT - C No. 15879 of 2016, decided 18.11.2024 by Pankaj Bhatia, J. Radhey Mohan Singh v. Commissioner Workmen Compensation Labour Lko and Ors. Challenge to order dated 26.04.2016 rejecting recall application against ex parte award dated 13.06.2011 of Rs. 3,88,989 under the Workmen Compensation Act in favour of the claimant. Held: no relief where main award unchallenged and appeal lies; order on recall application does not attract doctrine of merger; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
As the ex parte award dated 13.06.2011 was not challenged by the petitioner and an appeal lies against the said award in any case, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. ¶10