M/S MAHARAJA AGRASEN HOSPITAL vs TULSI JOSHI & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 17.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 28.11.2025 FAO 23/2017 and CM APPL. 1471/2017 M/S MAHARAJA AGRASEN HOSPITAL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harvinder Singh, Advocate. versus TULSI JOSHI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.K. Nain, Ms.Pratima N. Lakra and Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This appeal under Section 30 (1) of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (the EC Act) has been filed assailing the judgment dated 27.10.2016 passed by respondent no. 3, namely, the Commissioner, Employees’ Compensation, Government of NCT of Delhi, Labour Department, Partap Nagar, Hari Nagar, New Delhi, whereby the claim application under Section 22 of the EC Act filed by respondent nos.1 and 2 herein has been allowed. 2. The claimants, the widow and son of the deceased, filed an application dated 23.04.2014 before the Commissioner seeking compensation under the EC Act. According to them, the deceased, aged 22 years, was employed with the respondent, namely, M/s Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, as a canteen employee, for kitchen work and procurement of