FA/2740/2025

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2740/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 02/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:24566 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2740 of 2025 ========================================================== JITUBA RANUBA CHUDASAMA Versus JAIDEEPBHAI DINESHBHAI PANDYA & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS KIRTI S PATHAK(9966) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 02/04/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The instant Appeal under Section 30 of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1930 (for short the “Act”), questions the legality and propriety of the judgment and award dated 03.04.2025 passed by the learned Workmen Commissioner, Labour Court No.1, Jamnagar, in W.C. (Fatal) Case No.5 of 2019. The claim has been dismissed on the ground that the claimant miserably failed to prove the relationship of the employer and employee between the parties. 2. The facts in brief are as under:- 2.1 According to the claimant, the deceased – Surpalsinh Ranubhal @ Ranjitsinh was travelling in Eeco Car bearing registration No.GJ-3-HK-2307