( 1. ) THIS appeal under Section 30 of the Workmens Compensation Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) has been filed by appellant/management of the Straw Products Ltd. , Chhola Road, Bhopal challenging the order of the Workmens Compensation Commissioner, Bhopal (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner) passed on July 18, 1980 whereby Mohd. Akhtar Respondent No. 1 has been awarded a sum of Rs. 20,160 towards compensation. The short facts leading to this appeal are as under : Respondent No. 1, Mohd. Akhtar presented an application before the Commissioner for award of compensation on account of the injuries sustained by him in an accident during the course of his employment. In short, his case was that, Contractor M/s. Praveen Kumar engaged him as a painter on daily wages @ 25/- per day for doing some painting job on the chimney of the appellant company. For performing the job assigned to him, Mohd. Akhtar was required to work at an altitude of about 130 ft. Therefore, the appellant Company provided him a rope-ladder, a wooden platform and crane for doing the job of painting at the top of Chimney. It is alleged that the rope-ladder was worn-out and the Respondent No.