Bombay High Court Holds That Ex Gratia Payment Under Section 7(2)(xiv) of Maharashtra Mathadi Act Does Not Bar Workmen's Compensation Claim. The court interpreted Section 16 of the 1977 Act as not precluding a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, since ex gratia payment is not compensation under the 1923 Act.
19 Aug 2019The case involves a reference by a Single Judge to a Larger Bench of the Bombay High Court on the question whether an employee who has received ex gra...




