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Supreme Court judgments on Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

7 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

In Re: Compensation Amounts Deposited with Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and Labour Courts vs Na
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1613 : 2025 INSC 530
Issue arose in this suo motu writ petition with respect to the large amounts of unclaimed compensation lying deposited with MACTs and Labour Courts under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1…
Mamta Devi & Ors. vs The Reliance General Insurance Company Limited & Anr.
SC · 19 May 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 1133 : 2023 INSC 566
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – s.20 – Notification issued under – “Contested claim” – When not – Deceased who was employed by the second respondent as truck driver met with a road accident and succumbed to the injuri…
Ajaya Kumar Das & Anr. vs Divisional Manager & Anr.
SC · 24 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 468 : 2022 INSC 87
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: s. 4A – Award of interest on compensation to labourer who sufferred permanent disability upto 85% – Appeal thereagainst by insurer – High Court having dismissed the appeal on the ground…
Shantilata Sethy and Another vs M/s Divisional Manager, the New India India Assurance Company Limited and Anr.
SC · 11 December 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 145 : 2021 INSC 871
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: s.4 – Victim-deceased was working as a helper in a truck belonging to second respondentemployer – On the fateful day, while helper was making arrangements for loading of rice bags, the d…
Beli Ram vs Rajinder Kumar & Anr.
SC · 23 September 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 31 : 2020 INSC 560
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – The first respondent was driving the vehicle as the driver of the appellant for almost three years without renewing licence – The first respondent-driver met with an accident while driv…
Sri Chanappa Nagappa Muchalagoda vs Divisional Manager, New India Insurance Company Limited
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 556 : 2019 INSC 1345
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – s.4 and relevant factor of 201.66 as per Schedule IV – Enhancement of the compensation – The appellant-driver, while driving a truck lost control of it due to an axle cut and dashed aga…
North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation vs Smt. Sujatha
SC · 2 November 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 1043 : 2018 INSC 1036
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: s.30 – Appeal against the order of Commissioner – Scope of interference – Held: The appeal under s.30 of the Act to the High Court against the order of the Commissioner lie only against…

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