JUDGMENT:

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 31.08.2021, passed in E.C.No.06 of 2018 by the learned Commissioner for Employees Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Narasaraopet. (for short “the Commissioner”).

2. The Appellants herein are the applicants/claimants and the respondents herein are the Opposite Parties in E.C No.06 of 2018. For sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to, as they are arrayed before the Commissioner.

3. The applicants have filed the impugned E.C.No.06 of 2018 before the Commissioner claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- in respect of death of the workman Late Redya Naik, S/o Bodya Naik (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) under Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 in the course of his employment under the Opposite Party No.2. The facts of the case are that on 01.11.2016 at about 12.00 p.m. while the deceased was on duty at 13th gate of Dam gallery and at 12.30 p.m., it was informed by one Ramanji that the deceased was found unconscious on the floor at Dam gallery site and immediately shifted to Govern