Employees' Compensation--Murder on Duty--Death by Assault Without Personal Motive Qualifies as Accidental Death Under Employees' Compensation Act 1923
Under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, death of an employee by assault while on duty qualifies as an "accidental death" arising out of and in the course of employment, unless credible evidence establishes that the deceased was targeted due to a personal motive unconnected to employment. Drawing from the Supreme Court's distinction in Rita Devi v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (2000), murder committed in furtherance of another felonious act constitutes "accidental murder," not "murder simpliciter," and does not bar compensation under the Act.
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