https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775973 The phrase "arising out of and in the course of employment" under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 must be construed liberally in line with its welfare purpose and the related scheme of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. Applying the notional extension doctrine and reading the statutes in pari materia, the SC treated Section 51E of the 1948 Act as clarificatory of commuting accidents. On the undisputed facts, a night watchman travelling to work had a sufficient nexus between the journey, time and place of accident and his employment, so the fatal accident was held compensable and the Commissioner's award was restored. en-us Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:28:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775973 The phrase "arising out of and in the course of employment" under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 must be construed liberally in line with its welfare purpose and the related scheme of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. Applying the notional extension doctrine and reading the statutes in pari materia, the SC treated Section 51E of the 1948 Act as clarificatory of commuting accidents. On the undisputed facts, a night watchman travelling to work had a sufficient nexus between the journey, time and place of accident and his employment, so the fatal accident was held compensable and the Commissioner's award was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775973