1. This appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act,1923 (presently known as Employees Compensation Act), (‘the Act’, for brevity) by the unsuccessful 3rd opposite party is directed against the order dated 30.12.2007 in W.C.No.12 of 2006 passed by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation & Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Ranga Reddy District (Circle-II), Hyderabad.

2. I have heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the appellant/3rd Opposite Party (‘the 3rd opposite party’, for brevity). There is no representation for the respondents/applicants 1 to 3 (‘the applicants’, for brevity). I have perused the material record.

3. The introductory facts, which are necessary for consideration, in brief, are as follows:

The 1st applicant, who is the wife of the deceased-Ajay Kumar and the applicants 2 and 3, who are their daughters had together filed the claim petition before the learned Commissioner claiming a compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act for the untimely death of the said deceased due to his involvement in a motor vehicle accident that had occurred out of and during the course of his employment as dri