The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. through Its Anch Manager v. Zohra Bee Shaikh Gaffar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
New India Assurance v. Zohra Bee Shaikh Gaffar; Civil Application Nos. 10137 and 10138 of 2025 in FAST/27711/2025; condonation of delay 34 days; stay of disbursement of deposited award amount; Labour Court-1 Aurangabad; WCA C No.7/2022 / WCA No.7/2022 award dated 06.05.2025; Maharashtra Workmen's Compensation Act condition precedent deposit; Chapter II Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules 1960; Commissioner for E.C. Act; office objections automatic dismissal; vehicle involvement in accident ground.
What did the court decide?
Stay application (C.A. No. 10138 of 2025) disposed of with an interim direction that the Labour Court-1/Commissioner for E.C. Act shall not disburse the award amount deposited by the appellant-insurance company pursuant to the award dated 06.05.2025. On the condonation application (C.A. No. 10137 of 2025), notice was issued returnable after six weeks (waived for respondent nos. 1 and 2), recourse to Chapter II of the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960 was directed, and office objections were to be removed within two weeks failing which automatic dismissal without reference to the court; condonation of the 34-day delay was left open.