G.S. SANDHAWALIA, J.

1. The present judgment shall dispose of three appeals i.e. FAO Nos. 8447 and 8543 of 2014 and FAO No. 6093 of 2015 since the order impugned dated 31.07.2014 is common in the first two appeals passed by the Commissioner under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (in short 'the Act'). Facts are being taken from FAO No. 8447 of 2014, Executive Engineer/Deputy General Manager, Sub Urban Division DHBVNL, Bhiwani and another vs. Smt. Priyanka and others.

2. The question of law which is common in all the appeals is “as to whether the principal-employer is liable to pay the amount of compensation when the employee died while working under the supervision and on the premises of the principal employer and his right for indemnification.”

3. Vide the impugned order, the principal-employer namely the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (in short 'DHBVN') has been held liable to deposit a sum of Rs.7,19,035/- against the compensation amount and interest within 30 days, failing which, it would further be also liable to pay simple interest @ 12% per annum. The Commissioner took into account the fact that the deceased was aged around 26 years and limited his wages at Rs