TEEKAY SHIPPING (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA AND 2 ORS.

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2026:BHC-OS:7457-DB Megha 2_wp_135_2018_fc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.135 OF 2018 Teekay Shipping (India) Private Limited ...Petitioner V/s. Union of India and Ors. ...Respondents ________________ Ms. Fereshte Sethna with Mr. Prakalathan Bathey i/b. M/s. DMD for the Petitioner. Mr. Ashish Mehta with Mr. Raj Dani and Mr. Yash Kataria i/b. M/s. Ethos Legal Alliance for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. ________________ CORAM: S.M. MODAK & SANDEEP V. MARNE, JJ. DATED: 24 MARCH 2026. Judgment (PER: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.) 1) This is a tragic case where the daughter of a deceased Captain, who lost his wife during the course of his employment, is awaiting death compensation for the last 14 long years. The case involves death of both the parents where the mother has passed away in 2008 due to cancer and her father passed away during the course of his employment on 13 November 2012 after serving for 23 long years leaving behind two children. Petitioner, who is directed to pay the compensation to the daughter of the Late Captain, questions the correctness of the order dated 28 July 2017 passed by the first Appellate Authority directing it to pay compensation to Respondent No.3 as per the terms of the contract executed with her father. Page No.1 of 22 24 March 2026 Megha 2_wp_135_2018_fc 2) The Petitioner is a private limited Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956. At the relevant time, it was registered under the Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement Services) Rules, 2005 as a provider of recruitment and placement services in relation to employment on board foreign ships. The case relates to death compensation claim in respect of late Captain Baldev Singh Dhinsa (Captain Dhinsa). The claim was preferred