JUDGMENT

1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks setting aside/modification of the impugned award dated 12.12.2018 passed by the Commissioner under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EC Act’) in EC/28/NW/18/561 titled ‘Smt. Nagma &Anr. Vs. M/s Brahmputra Cargo Carriers (P) Ltd.’.

2. Vide the impugned award, the Commissioner awarded compensation in favour of the claimants/appellants on account of the death of Jaid Abbas(hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’)and directed the said amount to be paid by respondent no.1.

3. Briefly stated, the case of the claimants was that the deceased was employed as a helper/cleaner under respondent no.1 on truck bearing registration no. NL-01-K-6373 and was drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 8,000/- per month. On 27.05.2017, while travelling in the said truck from Assam to Delhi under the instructions of respondent no.1, the truck met with an accident near Parik Hotel, Bhatputti, P.S. Maynaguri, District Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, after the driver/Sh. Babu Khan lost control and hit a stationary truck bearing registration no. WB-23C-3126, resulting in multiple injuries to the deceased and he expired on the