Supreme Court of India

The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Sorumai Gogoi and Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 2 S.C.R. 877
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 14 February 2008

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Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 - s. 3 - Compensation - For death of a driver in the course of employment - Driver missing with the vehicle - Criminal case c registered against him for absconding with the vehicle - Not · traced for seven years - Parents claiming compensation under the Act for his death - Authority concerned granting award raising presumption of his death u/s 108 of Evidence . Act - High Court confirming the award - On appeal, 1held: Award set aside - Occurrence of death during course of employment not proved - Presumption uls 108 was not invokable in view of the fact that the

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