C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 B E FOR E TH E MADURAI B E N CH OF MADRA S HIGH COURT DAT ED : 3 1. 0 1. 2 0 2 5 CORAM TH E HONOURABL E MR S. J U S TIC E R. KA LAIMATHI C.M.A(MD)No.1 1 6 5 of 2 0 2 4 a nd C.M.P(MD)No.1 2 2 2 9 of 2 0 2 4 Yesuv a diyan ... Appellant/Resp o n d e nt -Vs- Venni m alai ...Resp o n d e nt/Resp o n d e nt P RAY ER: This Civil Misc ellan e o u s Appe al is filed und er Section 3 0 of Work m a n Co mp e n s ation Act, c h allen gin g th e ord er d at e d 2 9. 0 8. 2 0 2 3 p a s s e d in E.C.No.2 of 2 0 1 6 by th e Joint Co m mis si on er of Lab or, Tirun elv eli. For Appellant : Mr.T.Selvaku m ar an For Resp o n d e nt : Mr.C.Sure s h Kannan _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 J U D G M E N T This Civil Misc ellan e o u s Appe al h a s b e e n pr ef err e d by th e e m pl oy er a g ainst th e ord er d at e d 2 9. 0 8. 2 0 2 3 p a s s e d in EC No.2 of 2 0 1 6 by th e Joint Co m mis si on er of Lab our, Tirun elv eli. 2.He ard th e ar gu m e nts of th e le arn e d c o un s el a pp e aring for th e a pp ellant a n d th e le arn e d c o un s el for th e re sp o n d e nt. 3.Th e clai m a nt h er ein filed a clai m p etition b ef or e th e a b o v e stat e d auth ority o n th e gr ound that h e su stain e d injury during th e c ours e of e m pl oy m e nt a n d clai m e d c o m p e n s ation of Rs.4,44,0 0 8/-. 4.Upon c o n sid er ation, th e Work m a n Co mp e n s ation Authority h a s fixed th e c o m p e n s ation of Rs. 1,6 9,0 7 0/- for m e dic al e xp e n s e s, a su m of Rs. 1,8 2, 2 1 5/-, in all, a su m of Rs.3,5 1, 2 8 5/- w a s a w ard e d a s c o m p e n s ation. _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 5.Th e le arn e d c oun s el for th e a pp ellant w o uld v e h e m e ntly ar gu e that th er e is n o e m pl oy er a n d e m pl oy e e relation s hip. Th er efor e, th e clai m p etition o u g ht to h av e b e e n dis mis s e d. 6.It h a s c o m e o n re c ord throu g h th e e vid e n c e of P.W.1 that o n 0 5. 1 0. 2 0 1 5 at a b o ut 1 0. 0 0 a. m w h e n h e w a s w orking a s a c o olie at Aathi Fly Ash Bricks Co m p a ny, Kattalankula m, Th o othukudi a n d h e w a s e n g a g e d in fen cing w ork. While h e al on g with a n oth er p ers o n w er e c arrying a pip e, h e slipp e d d o w n th e pip e a n d h e als o lost his b alan c e a n d fell o n th e mixtur e m a c hin e. Due to th e s aid imp a ct, h e suffer e d s erious injurie s o n his h a n d a n d hip a n d h e w a s n ot in a p o sition to w alk. He w a s a d mitted at Th o othukudi Laksh mi Poly Clinic by th e c o-w ork ers Santh an aku m ar a n d Subra m a nian al on g with his c o m p a ny o w n er Yesuva diyan. He to ok tre at m e nt a s inpatient fro m 0 5. 1 0. 2 0 1 5 to 2 4. 1 0. 2 0 1 5. 7.Furth er m or e, th e af or e s aid d etails h av e b e e n c orro b or at e d by Ex.P.1-FIR. Th er efor e, fro m th e e vid e n c e of P.W.1 c oupl e d with th e d etails of Ex.P.1-FIR, it is p ellucid that w h e n th e clai m a nt w a s w orking in th e _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 re sp o n d e nt's bricks c o m p a ny, h e m et with a n a c cid e nt a n d h e su stain e d injurie s, o b vi ou sly during th e c ours e of e m pl oy m e nt. Th er efor e, it s h o uld n ot lie in th e m o uth of th e e m pl oy er that th er e is n o e m pl oy er a n d e m pl oy e e relation s hip b et w e e n th e clai m a nt a n d th e re sp o n d e nt. Th e w ork m a n c o m p e n s ation auth ority h a s rej e ct e d th e d ef e n c e put-forth by th e e m pl oy er a n d c o m p e n s ation w a s gr ant e d in fav our of th e clai m a nt h er ein. 8.I d o n ot find a ny g o o d re a s o n to disturb th e finding s of th e Work m a n Co m p e n s ation Authority a s it d o e s n ot suffer fro m a ny p erv ersity or infirmity. 9.Bas e d o n th e afor e s aid dis cu s sion s a n d o b s erv ation s, th e Civil Misc ellan e o u s Appe al stand s dis mis s e d. No c o sts. Cons e qu e ntly, c o n n e ct e d mi s c ellan e o u s p etition is als o cl o s e d. 3 1 . 0 1. 2 0 2 5 NCC:Yes/No Ind ex:Yes/No Intern et::Yes/No _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 To 1 .Th e Joint Co m mis si on er of Lab our, Tirun elv eli. 2.Th e Section Offic er, Verna cular Section, Madurai Benc h of Madras High Court, Madurai. _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.1165 of 2024 R. KALAIMATHI , J. Ns C.M.A(MD)No.1 1 6 5 of 2 0 2 4 a nd C.M.P(MD)No.1 2 2 2 9 of 2 0 2 4 3 1. 0 1. 2 0 2 5 _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis