Case brief
What is this about?
FAO-1241-2000 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 24.02.2026 by Pankaj Jain, J. (oral). United India Insurance Company Limited (appellant; counsel Satpal Dhamija) versus Shri Priya Wart and others. Appeal against the Commissioner's order dated 11.11.1999 under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 awarding the claimant Rs.52,058/- with interest @ 12% per annum for injuries suffered while driving the insured vehicle (policy 15.11.1995; registered owner S.K. Kaushal died 23.09.1995; accident 20.12.1995). Held: an insurer who has accepted the premium cannot deny liability on the ground that the policy was in the name of a dead person; the Act does not contemplate regular employment. Appeal dismissed; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed; the Commissioner's award dated 11.11.1999 (Rs.52,058/- with interest @ 12% per annum) stands; all pending miscellaneous applications disposed of.