NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED vs OMBEER & ANR

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 10.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on:16.12.2025 FAO 531/2016 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Mr. Manoj Ranjan Sinha, Advocate with Mr. Vishal Agrawal, Advocate versus OMBEER & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.K. Nain Chandan Prajapati Advocate with Ms. Arti Sharma, Advocate for Respondent No.1 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This appeal under Section 30 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (the EC Act) has been filed by respondent no. 2/ Insurance Company in WC/126/NW/12/2751 on the file of the Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation, 2. In this appeal, the parties herein unless otherwise specified will be referred to as described in the claim petition. 3. In the application for compensation filed under Section 22 of the EC Act, it is alleged thus:- The applicant/claimant Ombeer was employed as a cleaner in vehicle bearing No. DL-1L-E-3887 owned by respondent no. 1. On 08.07.2003, he sustained injuries in an accident which occurred during the course of his employment. The applicant/claimant while working as cleaner in the aforesaid ve