JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, to set aside the Judgment and Decree dated 14.03.2011 passed in W.C.No.161 of 2005 on the file of the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, Madurai.)

1. Mr.Sakthivel, the Managing Director / first respondent before the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, is the appellant herein. Challenging the award passed by the Commissioner for Workmen compensation, Madurai, in W.C.No.161 of 2005 dated 14.03.2011, the present appeal has been filed.

2. The respondents/claim petitioners are the legal heirs of the deceased, namely, Veerasingam and the said deceased was Sugarcane cutting labour leader of the appellant/sugar factory, when he was engaged as labourer by the appellant/sugar factory for cutting the sugarcane, which has to be supplied to the sugar factory. While cutting the sugarcane, he died by snake bite. Since the appellant/first respondent has not paid the compensation due and payable under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, the legal heirs have filed the claim petition before the Commissioner in W.C.No.161 of 2005 and the same was allowed. Aggrieved by the same, the presen