JUDGMENT :

An injured claimant filed this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 30 of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923(hereinafter referred to as act, 1923). In this appeal, he assails the order dated 02.01.2023 of the learned Commissioner for Employees Compensation and Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Kurnool in E.C.No.1 of 2019.

2. The appellant is Sri. D. Nagarjuna, while working as operator on stone crushing machine under the Employment of 1st respondent, in the course of employment met with an accident on 03.03.2014. As a result of which his right hand was amputated and he sustained 80% of permanent disability. The employees working under the 1st respondent unit was covered by the insurance policy issued by the 2nd respondent. As the respondents did not pay the compensation for injury sustained by the appellant he filed an application U/s.22 of E.C.Act, 1923 before the Commissioner for Employees compensation and Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Kurnool seeking compensation of Rs.15,00,000/- together with interest @18% per annum from the date of accident till date of realization against both respondents. The learned Commissioner conducted inquiry and allowed the petition in pa