JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Naresh Byrapaneni, learned counsel for the appellant. On 15.06.2022 the matter was posted for 24.06.2022 on the request of the learned counsel for the respondents to enable him to advance his arguments. On 05.07.2022 also the matter was posted for 08.07.2022 for the arguments of the respondents’ counsel but on 08.07.2022 also none appeared to argue the matter on behalf of the respondents. The judgment was reserved.

2. This appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923) (in Short “E.C.Act”) has been filed by the New India Assurance Company Limited through its Divisional Manager at Vijayawada challenging the award/order dated 05.05.2007 passed in W.C.No.6 of 2006 (Smt M. Laskhmi Ramateertham and others vs. M. Avulaiah and another) by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Vijayawada, Krishna, (in short the Commissioner), by which W.C.No.6 of 2006 was allowed and opposite parties therein i.e the present appellant (Opposite Party No.2 in W.C.No.6 of 2006) and the 4th respondent (Opposite party No.1 in W.C.No.6 of 2006 were directed to pay the compensation amount of