In Brief
An employee (Surjit Singh) died on his employer's premises on 2 July 2007 and was rushed to hospital by co-workers. The competent authority under the Employees State Insurance Act found the death occurred during employment and allowed the claim. The High Court reversed this, relying solely on an attendance register showing the employee marked absent. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order, holding that an appellate court must examine all material evidence and circumstances. Since death admittedly occurred on the premises and the employee's subsequent absence marking appeared designed to evade liability, the competent authority's order was restored and the appeal allowed."
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