JUDGMENT :

The present appeal is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company, assailing the order dated 12.02.2010 passed in W.C.No.38 of 2007 on the file of the learned Commissioner for the Workmen’s Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Tirupathi.

2. The brief averments of the claim application are as follows:

The respondents/applicants 1 and 2 herein filed W.C. No.38 of 2007 claiming compensation of Rs.4,42,740/- along with interest for the death of one K.Muneendra, who worked as Cleaner in lorry tanker No.ABC 0226 of respondent No.3 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’) and the appellant herein is the insurer of the said vehicle. His duty was to fill water to the lorry tanker from the water tank. On 22.02.2006, when the deceased was cooking his food in the house, which was situated beside and beneath the water tank of respondent No.3 along with another person by name S.Ramu, the water tanker collapsed and fell on the roof of the house causing death of the deceased and S.Ramu. A case was registered in Crime No.17 of 2006. The deceased was aged about 22 years and was getting wages at Rs.4,000/- p.m. on the date of accident. Since, he died due to personal injuries rec