The matter was carried in appeal before the High Court by the claimant which, by the impugned order, held that Section 53 of the Act had numberapplication.
The employer questioned the maintainability of the proceeding on the ground that Section 53 of the Act clearly barred entertainment of such an application.
2002 Supp 5 SCR 642 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by PASAYAT, J. Leave granted.
The stand was accepted by the Deputy Commissioner of Labour and the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, who held that the deceased employee was companyered by the Act and was an insured person as companytemplated under Section 2 14 of the Act.
Respondent No.1 hereinafter referred to as the claimant filed an application for companypensation before the Commissioner for Workmens Compensation, Trichy, under Workmens Compensation Act, 1923 hereinafter referred to as the Compensation Act.
The challenge in this appeal is to a Division Bench judgments of the High Court at Madras.
