Mr. D.D. Bahuguna, Member—This appeal has been filed by National Insurance Company Limited, through the Senior Divisional Manager, Meerut against U.P. State Textile Corporation’s Spinning Mill, Partappur, District Meerut. The appeal is against order dated 6.5.1995 (passed by District Consumer Forum, Meerut) in Complaint Case No. 693/1993. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are as follows :

2. The respondent-U.P. State Textile Corporation, Unit Partappur had taken policy of Workmen’s Compensation Act from National Insurance Company Limited for the period 30.11.1985 to 29.11.1986 and under the said policy the entire work-force consisting of clerical staff mill employees, security staff, sweepers, gardners etc. numbering 2601 were covered. The Insurance Company was liable to indemnify the Partappur Unit of UPSTC of any liability arising out of Workmen’s Compensation Act. Sri Dharambir Singh was working as Reeler in the said unit and this employee died of Tuberculosis on 6.9.1998. Wife of the deceased employee, Smt. Jai Devi, filed a claim under Workmen’s Compensation Act in which the Insurance Company was also impleaded as a party. The complainant, UPSTC, Partappur Unit resist