JUDGMENT :

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, J.

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred under Section 30 of Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (in short “The Act”) against the impugned order in W.C.No.25 of 2002, dated 20.03.2002 on the file of the Assistant Commissioner of Labour Circle II, Visakhapatnam (in short “The Commissioner”).

2. The Appellant herein was the applicant, Respondent Nos., 1 and 2 were Opposite Party No.1 (Owner) and Opposite Party No.2 (Insurance Company) before the Commissioner. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein after will be referred to as arrayed before the Commissioner.

3. Case of the applicant:-

On 19.01.2001, while working as a driver to the tourist bus of Opposite Party No.1 bearing No. AP-31-5-3288 scheduled from Shabarimalai to Visakhapatnam, at Tirupati he tried to get spare tyre from the top with a rope, it got cut off and he fell down from the top and sustained injuries. As instructed by the owner of the bus over a phonecall, he was brought to Anakapalli for treatment and obeying the instructions of the owner, he did not give any information to the police. Thereafter, he was taken to King George hospital on 22.01.2001 for better treatment.