Maharajan v. M/S.Sanco Trans Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
The appellant filed for enhancement of compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act. During the appeal's pendency, the respondent Insurance Company obtained a stay setting aside the ex-parte award passed by the Joint Commissioner of Labour-I. The Court held that with the award set aside, no substantive part of the present appeal survived, rendering it infructuous.
What did the court decide?
The civil miscellaneous appeal was dismissed as it became infructuous following the setting aside of the ex-parte award.