JUDGMENT :

K. MANMADHA RAO, J.

1. The present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (for brevity “the Act”) aggrieved by the order dated 11.05.2017 passed in W.C.No. 20 of 2013 by the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Kadapa (for short “the Commissioner”).

2. The Appellant herein is the Respondent No. 2/ Opposite Party No. 2 and the respondents No. 1 to 4 herein are the applicants/claimants and the respondent No. 5 herein is the Opposite Party No. 1 in W.C No. 20 of 2013. For sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to, as they are arrayed before the Commissioner.

3. The applicants have filed the impugned W.C.No. 20 of 2013 before the Commissioner claiming compensation of Rs.6,00,000/-.

4. Brief facts of the case are that the Opposite Party No. 1 is the registered owner of the auto bearing No. AP04 TU-1735 and the deceased Manchala Thirupathaiah was working as Auto driver under the Opposite Party No. 1 for the last two years prior to the accident and attending the said auto and that he was paid Rs.4,000/- per month besides batta of Rs.200/- per day. On the instructions of OP No. 1, on 21.12.2012 evening, while the d