Shakuntala Chandrakant Shreshti vs Prabhakar Maruti Garvali & Anr

The Supreme Court held that under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, an 'accident' can include internal events such as cardiac arrest if they occur during the course of employment. The Court emphasized that the definition of 'accident' encompasses both external and internal occurrences leading to injury or death. In this case, the Court found that the deceased's cardiac arrest was an 'accidental injury' occurring while he was performing his duties, thus entitling the claimant to compensation. The appeal was allowed, and the order of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation was set aside in favor of the appellant.