Dredging Corp.Of India Ltd vs P.K.Bhattacherjee

The Supreme Court held that under Section 3 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, compensation is only payable for personal injuries arising out of and in the course of employment. The Court found that the concurrent findings of the lower courts misapplied the law by equating the discovery of an ischemic heart condition during service with an injury caused by employment. The Court set aside the orders of the lower courts and remanded the case for further consideration, emphasizing the need to distinguish between the discovery of a health condition and its causation by employment.