Supreme Court of India

Western India Plywood Ltd. v. Shri. P. Ashokan

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 180
Bench S.B. Majmudar and B.N. Kirpal JJ.
Decided 19 September 1997

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Labour law-Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948-Ss. 53, 61, and 2 (8)-Compensation for employment injury, where compensation already granted under ES! Act-Suit for damages by an insured person-Bar under Sec. 53-Held, applicable not only to relief under any statute but also to a claim in torts-Hence, application under Or. 33 R. l ofCPC seeking permission to file such a suit rightly rejected by the trial Court-Civil Procedure Code, 1908-0r. 33 R.1-Constitution of India, 1950-Art. 136. Ss.53-0bject-To save the employer from facing more than one claim in relation to the same accident. The

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