Employees' Compensation Act Claim Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because Disability Certificate Was Issued by Non-Treating Doctor: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the evidentiary value of a disability certificate in compensation claims under the Employees' Compensation Act 1923. The court held that an application for compensation cannot be rejected merely because the disability certificate was issued by a doctor who did not personally treat the injured worker. The judgment was delivered by Justice Jitendra Jain while deciding a First Appeal filed by an…