THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR,E.S.I. CORPORATION & ANR. vs FRANCIS DE COSTA & ANR.

The Supreme Court examined the applicability of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, specifically Sections 2(8), 51, and 51-C, in determining whether an employee's injury sustained while commuting to work qualifies as an 'employment injury.' The Court held that since the accident occurred shortly before the employee's shift began and involved a vehicle owned by the employer, it constituted an injury arising out of and in the course of employment. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision to grant disablement benefits to the employee.