1. This civil miscellaneous appeal is against the award of Rs. 52, 052 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Madurai in W. C. No. 72 of 1992 under the Workmen's Compensation Act, (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') as against the claim for compensation for a sum of Rs. 76, 885.20. The compensation was claimed by the respondents, parents of the victim, who was working under the appellants-industrial co-operative society.

2. The case of the claimants is briefly as follows : Their daughter Panchavarnam, the deceased, received stab injuries from her husband during the course of her employment under the appellant and died on 22.4.1990. She was getting a monthly wages of Rs. 900 and was aged 27 years at the time of the death.

3. The appellant in its counter-statement stated as follows : The deceased was no doubt a worker working under the appellant, but her husband has murdered her after entering into the work place. The murder was due to his private motivation and cannot be construed as an employment injury. The death is not due to risk incidental to the work of the victim. It is not an accident. There was no casual connection between the employment and the occurrenc