MESSRS DATSUN SERVICE STATION, KARACHI vs ABDUL AZIZ — 1970 PLD 584

Citation: 1970 PLD 584

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-04

Parties: MESSRS DATSUN SERVICE STATION, KARACHI vs ABDUL AZIZ

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 584

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: MESSRS DATSUN SERVICE STATION, KARACHI vs ABDUL AZIZ Case No.: Miscellaneous Appeal No. 37 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-03-04 Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 584 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This appeal under section 30 of the Workmen's Compensa--petition Act, 1923 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) is directed against the order dated 31-3-1969 passed by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation Karachi (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner) whereby he awarded an amount of Rs. 7,000.00 (Rupees seven thousand) as compensation and Rs. 62.00 as costs to respondent Abdul Aziz father of the deceased workman. 2. Deceased Abdur Rashid was an employee of the appellant Messrs Datsun Service Station. On 26- 5-67 he received an injury on his eye as a result of which he died on 28-5-1967 in the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre Karachi. Respondent Abdul Aziz his father filed an application under section 10 of the Act wherein it was alleged that the deceased was a workman employed by the appellant and on 26-5-1967 while he was repairing a motor vehicle he was accidentally hit on the eye with an oil-can which resulted in "Govvenous Sinus Thrombosis" causing his death on 28-5- 1967. It was alleged that the injury was received by the deceased by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Consequently, a consolidated amount of Rs. 7,000.00 was claimed as compensation. 3. In the…

Read the full judgment on Al Wakeelo — Pakistan's AI-powered legal research platform.