2026 LLR WEB 1145 (PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT)
Discarding of a witness's testimony as hearsay in a criminal trial, tried on the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt, does not bind a Commissioner determining employer-employee relationship on the civil standard of preponderance of probabilities.

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Employer-Employee Relationship - Standard of Proof - Substantial Question of Law - Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, Section 30 - Appeal by an employer against an award of compensation granted to the dependents of a deceased who died from injuries sustained at the appellant's premises, challenging the finding of employer-employee relationship on the ground that the FIR's informant had been disbelieved as a hearsay witness in the connected criminal trial... subscribe to read more..