JUDGMENT- :B.U. WAHANE, J.:---The appellant/applicant-worker challenged the order of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation, Chandrapur, passed on 19th February, 1982 in Workmen's Compensation Case No. 12(8) of 1980, rejecting his claim of compensation.

2. The following undisputed facts can be conveniently set out :

The appellant/applicant was employed as helper to work under the welder mistry from 31st January, 1976 with the respondent No. 1 (original non-applicant No. 1) Solar Chemicals, Chandrapur, which is a private limited company. The respondent No. 2 (original non-applicant No. 2) is its Managing Partner. While the applicant was working with the said welder mistry in the factory of the non-applicant No. 1 Solar Chemicals, he met with an accident on 4th July, 1978, when acid came to be poured inside the tank where the appellant was working with the mistry along with one more helper. The helper and the mistry could manage to escape out of the said tank. The mistry attempted to drag out the appellant from the said tank. However, the acid from the pipe fell on his person as a result of which he sustained acid burn injuries on his head, neck, back scappur region, both the leg

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