JUDGMENT

Appellant is the 2^nd opposite party in ECC No.54/2018 on the files of the Employees Compensation Commission (Industrial Tribunal), Thrissur.

2. The ECC was filed by the 1st respondent.

According to the 1^st respondent, he was employed as a conductor in a bus bearing registration number KL 10/V 9631 owned by the 2^nd respondent herein. On 07.06.2016, at about 4.35 pm, while he was on duty in the bus, he met with an accident. When the bus reached “Kochipadi” in Kunnamkulam- Edappal-Althara route, the bus fell into a gutter and in the sudden jerk, the 1^st respondent was thrown out of the bus through the front door. He sustained grievous injuries and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. After first aid he was referred to the Medical College Hospital, Thrissur, wherein he was treated as in-patient from 07.06.2016 to 14.06.2016. On account of the accident, he suffered serious injuries resulting in permanent disability. No compensation was paid by the employer, the 2^nd respondent. Hence, he approached the Employees Compensation Commission.

3. Appellant herein resisted the case by filing a writ