1. This civil miscellaneous appeal is preferred under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, assailing the order dated 12.5.2005 in W.C. No.133 of 2004 passed by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour–I, Hyderabad.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties to this appeal will hereinafter be referred to as they are arrayed before the lower authority.

3. The factual matrix leading to filing of the present appeal is succinctly as follows: The claimants filed the application under the provisions of Workmen’s Compensation Act claiming a compensation of Rs.3,50,000/- for the death of K.Yadagiri (hereinafter referred to as, the deceased) in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 04.7.2004 out of and in the course of his employment. Opposite party No.1 engaged the deceased as a driver on the auto bearing No.AP 23V 4351 on a monthly wages of Rs.3,500/-. The auto, which belongs to opposite party No.1, was insured with opposite party No.2; therefore, opposite party Nos.1 and 2 are jointly and severally liable to pay compensation to the applicants, who are dependents on the income of the deceased.

4. The opposite party No.1 filed