DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER, ORISSA, BHUBANESWAR vs ABHIMANYU GOUDA & ANR.

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the Deputy Labour Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, ruling that the Deputy Labour Commissioner lacked authority to entertain claims arising from accidents occurring outside their jurisdiction. The Court held that only the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation at Rourkela could adjudicate such claims, thereby upholding the High Court's earlier decision. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the jurisdictional limitations set forth in the previous judgments.