JUDGMENT :

MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, J.

1. This appeal arises out of order and judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (hereinafter 'National Commission') dated 24.04.2009 (hereinafter 'Impugned Order'), allowing Revision Petition No. 331 of 2007 filed by the Respondent No. 1 herein, Himachal Pradesh State Forest Corporation (hereinafter 'HPSFC'), against the order dated 9.10.2006 passed by the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shimla (hereinafter 'State Commission') in Appeal No. 281/2004.

2. The facts leading to this appeal are as follows: Om Prakash (hereinafter 'deceased') was an employee of Respondent No.1-HPSFC posted as a Chowkidar (daily wages) at their Divisional Office, Chopal. On the night of 7.10.1997, the deceased was coming from Banal Depot to Thundal along with one Chandermohan, the forest guard. On the said night, there was heavy rain and storm, therefore, the deceased might have been trapped in it. On the morning of 8.10.1997, on the way to Village Thundal, the deceased was found in a hapless condition around 9:00 AM, smelling of alcohol. When the Chowkidar, Mohan Singh, saw the deceased, he called the For