JOYTHI ADEMMA vs PLANT ENGINEER, NELLORE

The Supreme Court analyzed the applicability of Section 3(1) of the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923, in a case where the appellant's husband died of a heart attack at work. The Court held that the death did not arise from an accident in the course of employment, as there was no causal connection established between the work conditions and the heart attack. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to deny compensation, affirming that the nature of the deceased's job did not contribute to the stress leading to the heart attack.