Supreme Court of India
Commanding Officer, Railway Protection Special Force, Mumbai v. Bhavnaben Dinshbhai Bhabhor & Others
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We hold that the claim set up by the respondents under the 1923 Act was maintainable.
Judgment, page 22
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Issue for consideration: Whether a Constable of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) can be treated as a “Workman” u/s.2(1)( n), Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though, by virtue of amended s.3, Railway Protection Force Act, 1957, he is a member of the Armed Forces of the Union; and whether, on account of availability of alternative re medy to apply for compensation u/ss.124 and 124- , Railways Act, 1989, a claim under the 1923 Act is maintainable. Employees Compensation Act, 1923 – s.2(1)(n) – Constable of a RPF if a “Workman” u/s.2(1)(n), despite RPF being declared as an armed force of
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