Appeal under Section 30(?) of the Workmen's Compensation Act against dismissal of a death claim for a driver who allegedly died from a sudden heart attack while driving a trailer. The court found no evidence of an employment-related accident and affirmed the Commissioner's dismissal.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 4191/2015
....Appellants-Claimants.
Versus
...Respondents-opp.parties no. 1 & 2.
| For Appellant(s) | : Mr. Ram Singh Rathore |
|---|---|
| For Respondent(s) | : Mr. Rahul Agarwal and |
| Mr. Rohit Sharma for Mr. Chandardeep | |
| Singh Jhoda |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI
Order
RESERVED ON : 12/08/2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 16/09/2025
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vihykFkhZ ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vius rdZ ds leFkZu esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fofu'p; Param Pal Singh V. National Insurance Co. Ltd. And another 2013 ACJ 526 o MAMTAJ BI BAPUSAB NADAF & ORS. VERSUS UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. & ORS. CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7428/2010 vkns'k fnukad 7 September, 2010 dh izfr izLrqr dh gSA
izR;FkhZx.k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g rdZ jgk gS fd izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 ds fu;kstu ds nkSjku Vªsyj ds pkyd in ij dk;Z djrs gq, lkaojyky dh eR;q ugha gqbZ gS] oju gkVZ vVSd ls mldh eR;q
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eSaus mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k o i=koyh ds fofHkUu fofu’p;ksa dk voyksdu fd;kA
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given, or to a rule expressly framed, for the purpose of securing the safety of employees, or
(iii) the wilful removal or disregard by the employee of any safety
guard or other device which he knew to have been provided for
the purpose of securing the safety of employee."'
mijksDr izko/kku ds varxZr fu;ksDrk ds fu;kstu ds nkSjku nq?kZVuk ds QyLo:i vkbZ pksVksa ;k eR;q ds vk/kkj ij deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 ds varxZr izfrdj izkIr fd;k tk ldrk gSA bl izdj.k esa vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls /kkjk 22 deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 ds varxZr tks Dyse ;kfpdk fo}ku vk;qDr ds led{k izLrqr dh gS] ftlesa ;g crk;k gS fd erd lkaojyky izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 g"kZo/kZu xks;y ds fu;kstu ds nkSjku fnukad 29-08-2007 dks Vªsyj la[;k vkj-ts- 01 th-,2277 ij okgu pkyd ds :i esa dk;Zjr jgrs gq, okgu Vªsyj dks eqacbZ ls lIykbZ ikmMj Hkjdj cj ¼C;koj½ esa [kkyh djus vk jgk Fkk fd dksyecksyh U;w iuoy ds ikl Vªsyj dh LVsfjax tke gksus ls lkaojyky ds Nkrh esa vpkud pksV dkfjr gksus ls nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksus ls lkaojyky dh e`R;q dkfjr gks xbZA
bl izdj.k esa Vªsyj ds Lokeh izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 g"kZo/kZu xks;y dk tokc izLrqr gqvk gS] ftlesa mlus fnukad 29-08-2007 dks lkaojyky dk mlds Vªsyj ij pkyd gksuk rks crk;k gS ysfdu mlus tokc esa ;g dgk gS fd fnukad 29-08-2007 dks nq?kZVuk ls lkaojyky dk fu/ku ugha gqvk gS] oju eqacbZ esa chekjh ds dkj.k ls fu/ku gqvk gSA tokc esa ;g Hkh dFku gS fd erd dh iRuh Jherh tsBh us ;g ?kks"k.kk i= fnukad 20-11-2007 Hkh fu"ikfnr fd;k Fkk] tks bl izdj.k esa izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 ds :i esa iznf’kZr gqvk gSA izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 ?kks"k.kk i= dks erd lkaojyky dh iRuh Jherh tsBh us fu"ikfnr fd;k] bl rF; dks Jherh tsBh vius c;ku dh izfrijh{kk esa Lohdkj djrh gS vkSj bl rF; dks Lohdkj djrh gS fd izn’kZ ,u-,-
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1 ?kks"k.kk i= esa ,Dl LFkku ij mldh vaxwBk fu'kkuh gS rFkk ^,* ls ^ch* xokg vtqZu o ^lh* ls ^Mh* xokg fjrs’k ds gLrk{kj gSaA bl izdkj izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 ?kks"k.kk i= fnukad 20-11-2007 dks lk{kh vtqZu o fjrs’k dh mifLFkfr esa erd lkaojyky dh iRuh Jherh tsBh us fu"ikfnr fd;k gSA mDr ?kks"k.kk i= esa vihykFkhZ Jherh tsBh us bl rF; dks Lohdkj fd;k gS fd mlds ifr dk fu/ku eqacbZ esa chekjh ls gks x;kA izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 ?kks"k.kk i= esa bl rF; dk mYys[k ugha fd;k x;k gS fd erd lkaojyky Vªsyj esa okgu pkyd ds :i esa eacbZ ls vk jgk Fkk rc dksyecksyh U;w iuoy ds ikl Vªsyj dh LVsfjax tke gksus ls mlds Nkrh esa vpkud pksV yxus ls nq?kZVuk dkfjr gksus ls mldh eR;q gqbZ gksA izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 ?kks"k.kki= esa vafdr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij erd dk fu/ku eqacbZ esa chekjh ls gksus] mlds 'kjhj dks ,sacqysal esa ykus dk 35]000@& #i, mlus izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 g"kZo/kZu ls izkIr fd, mlds Lo;a ds] ukckfyx iq= o iq=h ds fy, 51]000@& #i, izkIr fd, vkSj dksbZ jkf’k 'ks"k gksuk ugha crk;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g Li"V ugha gksrk gS fd erd lkaojyky dh eqacbZ ls cj ¼C;koj½ Vªsyj dks pykus ds nkSjku LVsfjax tke gksus ls mlds Nkrh esa pksV dkfjr gksus ls eR;q dkfjr gqbZ gksA fnukad 29-08-2007 dks bl izdkj dh dksbZ ?kVuk ?kfVr gksrh rks vihykFkhZx.k ;k okgu Lokeh l{ke iqfyl Fkkus esa ?kVuk dh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkrk] ysfdu bl izdkj dh dksbZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ ugha gqbZ gSA ;fn LVsfjax ds tke gksus ls erd lkaojyky dh eR;q gksrh rks erd dk iksLVekVZe djk;k tkrk] ysfdu ,slk Hkh dksbZ nLrkost izLrqr ugha gqvk gSA fnukad 29-08-2007 dh ?kVuk ls djhc 6 eghus i’pkr izn’kZ 1 dh fjiksVZ erd lkaojyky iRuh tsBh us tfj, jftLVMZ Mkd dksyecksyh iqfyl Fkkuk U;w iuoy eqacbZ esa Hkstuk crk;k gS rFkk bldh Hkh dksbZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gqbZ gks] bl rF; dk mYys[k ugha fd;k x;k gSA 6 eghus i'pkr fjiksVZ Hkstus dk dksbZ mfpr o larks"ktud tokc vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls ugh crk;k x;k gSA ;fn LVsfjax
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tke gksus ls nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gksrh] rks okgu dk eSdsfudy eqvk;uk gksrk] ,slh dksbZ eSdsfudy eqvk;us dh fjiksVZ Hkh izLrqr ugha gqbZ gSA fnyokMk ljiap us izek.k i= izn’kZ ,u-,- 1 esa erd lkaojyky dh gkVZ vVSd ls eR;q gksuk crk;k gS] ftldk fjdkWMZ ,u-,- 2 Hkh iznf’kZr gqvk gSA fpfdRld }kjk tkjh izek.k i= izn’kZ 15 Hkh iznf’kZr gqvk gS] ftlesa Hkh gkVZ vVSd ls lkaojyky dh eqR;q gksuk crk;k gSA
Param Pal Singh V. National Insurance Co. Ltd. And another 2013 ACJ 526 ds vuqlkj okgu pkyd }kjk okgu pykrs le; vR;f/kd FkdkoV o cks> ds dkj.k ls gkVZ vVSd gksus ds vk/kkj ij izfrdj dh jkf’k vnk fd;k tkuk crk;k gS] bl izdj.k esa ,slh fLFkfr ugha gSA blh izdkj ls MAMTAJ BI BAPUSAB NADAF & ORS. VERSUS UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. & ORS. fofu'p; esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)kar bl izdj.k ds rF;ksa o ifjfLFkfr;ksa ls fHkUu gksus ds dkj.k vihykFkhZx.k dks dksbZ lgk;rk iznku ugha djrk gSA esjs fouez er esa fo}ku vk;qDr us vihykFkhZx.k dh Dyse ;kfpdk vLohdkj dj [kkfjt djus esa dksbZ fof/kd Hkwy o =qfV ugha dh gSA
mijksDr foospukuqlkj vihykFkhZ Jherh tsBh vkSj vU; dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy varxZr /kkjk 3 deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 lkjghu gksus ls vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vk;qDr] deZpkjh {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] vtesj ¼jkt-½ }kjk nkok la[;k bZlh,@,Q@53@2009 e s a ikfjr vkyksP; fu.kZ; fnukad 13-08-2015 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k izkIr gks j[kk gks] rks bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA
(CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J
KISHAN SONI /57
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the death of the deceased driver arose out of and in the course of employment so as to entitle the claimants to compensation under Section 3(1) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923.
Whether the Commissioner erred in dismissing the claim despite absence of a first information report.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Param Pal Singh v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. and anotherDistinguished
Param Pal Singh V. National Insurance Co. Ltd. And another 2013 ACJ 526
Mamtaj Bi Bapusab Nadaf & Ors. v. United India Insurance Co. & Ors.Distinguished
MAMTAJ BI BAPUSAB NADAF & ORS. VERSUS UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. & ORS. CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7428/2010
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt. Jethi
Kumari Sangeeta
Kumar Sonu
Kumari Kokila
Harsh Vardhan Goyal
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited
Chandra Prakash Shrimali
As recorded by the court registry
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