FA/2806/2006

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2806/2006 JUDGMENT DATED: 04/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:71423 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2806 of 2006 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== REGIONAL DIRECTOR Versus XAVIER NOYAL AUGUSTAIN FERNAN-DES ========================================================== Appearance: MR HEMANT S SHAH(756) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR SUBRAMANIAM IYER(2104) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 04/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present Appeal is filed under Section 82(2) of the Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter, referred to as ‘the ESI Act’), by the appellant – original opponent, challenging the judgment and order dated 20.10.2005 passed by Employee’s State Insurance Court, Vadodara, in ESI Second Appeal No.2 of 2002. 2. Heard learned advocate Mr. Hemant Shah for the appellant and learned advocate Mr. Subramaniam Iyer for the r