India, Nov. 17 -- The Bombay High Court recently overturned an order granting compensation to the family of a bus driver who died of cardiac arrest, ruling that there was no evidence connecting his death to work-related stress or duties.

Justice S M Modak, in a judgment pronounced on November 14, held that the Employees' Compensation Commissioner had erred in concluding that the driver's death arose out of his employment, merely because he was found inside his employer's bus.

The deceased, Brijlal Yadav, a temporary driver engaged by M/s Arjun Travels, was found dead inside the company's bus at Kurla on December 16, 2021. Medical records established that he died of coronary artery disease.

The court emphasised that under Section 3 of t...