This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed against the Judgement and Decree dated 21.4.2009 made in WC.No.105/2005 by the learned Labour Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, Coimbatore, whereby a sum of Rs.4,29,547/-as total compensation was awarded to the claimant/the 1st Respondent herein for the death of her husband Balakrishnan on 01.06.2005.

2. The facts are that the deceased was working under the Appellant Timber Depot as a wood cutter for the past seven years and his last drawn pay was Rs.175/- per day. He was working in the premises of the Appellant Timber Depot. On 1.6.2005 at about 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., when he switched on the electric board in order to start his work, he was electrocuted and sustained serious injuries. Immediately, he was taken to Abirami Hospital and then, to the Government Hospital, Coimbatore, where he was reported dead. The wife of the deceased claimed a compensation of Rs.5,20,584/- before the Labour Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, Coimbatore.

3. The claim was resisted by the Appellant, stating that the claimant suppressed material and relevant facts. According to the Appellant Management, he was not a worker with the Appellant