ORDER :

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the order in W.C. Case No. 51 of 2004 dated 04.04.2006 of the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation-cum-Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Circle-I, Guntur.

2. The third respondent before the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation (Commissioner for ‘short’) is the appellant. The respondents 1 to 4 were the applicants and the respondents 5 and 6 were the respondents 1 and 2 respectively before the Commissioner.

3. The respondents 1 to 4 filed an application before the Commissioner claiming a compensation of Rs. 3,00,000/- against the respondents 1 and 6 and the appellant payable with interest at 18% per annum from date of death of the deceased till realization and for costs. This claim was filed on account of death of one Sri. Kumbha Yesaiah. He is the husband of the first respondent, father of the second respondent and son of the respondents 3 and 4.

4. The contention of the respondents 1 to 4 before the Commissioner was that Sri. Yesaiah was a labourer working for the fifth respondent, who was then the owner of tractor-trailer AP-7G-6456/6457 and that it was insured with the appellant. Their case was also that on 14.09.2002