RAM VIJAY RAUT vs TARA CHAND & ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13th May, 2025 FAO 82/2019 & CM APPL. 9373/2019 RAM VIJAY RAUT .....Appellant Through: Mr. Prashant Kumar Sisodia & Mr. Shyam Singh Sisodia, Advs. versus TARA CHAND & ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rakhi Dubey, Mr. Sandeep Dubey & Ms. Arpita Srivastava, Advs. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA ORDER % 13.05.2025 DHARMESH SHARMA, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant/plaintiff has preferred this appeal under Section 30 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (‘EC Act’) challenging the impugned judgment cum award dated 03.08.2018 whereby the learned Commissioner, Employee’s Compensation, North District, has dismissed the claim petition no.WC/26/ND/17 titled as Sh. Ram Vijay Raut v. Sh. Tara Chand & Anr. whereby the appellant/claimant sought compensation for suffering injuries during the course of his employment with the respondent no.1. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant and respondent no.2/insurance company and on perusal of the record, this Court has no hesitation in holding that the impugned judgment cum award dated 03.08.2018 cannot be sustained in law. 3. Briefly stated, it was the case of the