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[Civil Appeal No(s). 1836 of 2020 arising out of SLP (C) No(s).
33445 of 2014]
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Before H.C Legal heirs known as Appellants
employment, his employer shall be liable to pay compensation in
accordance with the provisions of the Act.
2. Manju Sarkar & Ors. vs. Mabish Miah & Ors., (2014) 14 SCC
21,
Fact - The deceased was driving the employer's truck from Agartala
to Churaibari FCI godown. When he reached near Dharam Nagar, he
got down to make arrangements for repairing some mechanical
problems in the truck when he was hit on the road by another vehicle
and died in the hospital.
3. Daya Kishan Joshi & Anr. vs. Dynemech Systems Pvt. Ltd.,
(2018) 11 SCC 642,
Fact- A Workman ,an electrician in the press as part of his duty had
go frequently to the heating room and from there to the cooling
plant .While in the cooling room he suddenly fell ill and was attacked
by pneumonia.He died after 5 days.
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Doctrine of Notional Extension means- If personal injury is caused to a workman by accident arising out of
and in the course of his employment, his employer shall be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the
provisions of the Act.
Court held that even though there was no bodily injury ,the injury
here was due to his working and going from the heating room to the
cooling plant as part of his duty and so it is personal injury for which
compensation must be paid
Fact – The work man ,a Motor Driver drove the vehicle at a high
speed and dashed with a tree and killed him.