JUDGMENT :

Manoj Kumar Ohri, J.

1. The appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘Act’) seeking setting aside of the order/judgment dated 15.09.2016 passed by the learned Commissioner, Employee Compensation, North District, Delhi in WCD/106/NW/06/2076-78.

2. Brief facts, as borne out from the case records, are that respondent No.1/Govind Singh (hereinafter, referred to as ‘the workman’) had filed a claim application on 12.06.2005 seeking compensation under the Act for injury suffered by him during the course of his employment with the firms namely, M/s Sanjeev Hosiery and M/s Maha Laxmi Hosiery. It was claimed that he was working as a Machine Man since January, 2003/November, 2005 and his last drawn salary was Rs.8,000/- per month.

The accident in question had taken place on 24.03.2008, at about 03:30 pm, when the workman’s foot got stuck in a shaft, on account of which he fell down and suffered injury. It was claimed that the workman at the time of the incident was about 33 years of age and had suffered disability of about 60%. It was also stated that the services of the workman were terminated