THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No.820 OF 2014

JUDGMENT:

Aggrieved by order, dated 17.06.2014, in W.C.No.6 of

2013 passed by the Commissioner for Employees’ Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour-I: T.Anjaiah Karmika Samkshema Bhavanam, RTC Cross Roads, Hyderabad, the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed.

2. Heard Mr. N. J. Sunil Kumar, learned counsel for appellant and Mr. Ajay Kumar Madisetty, learned counsel for respondents.

3. The applicants are wife and children of deceased. The deceased (late Prabhakar) was a driver of lorry bearing No.AP 21X 0648 under the employment of 1^st opposite party. On 03.05.2009, deceased went to Mumbai from Bethamcherla with load of stones in the lorry, after unloading, he was returning to Nandyala with load of powder. On 08.05.2009, at about 3:00 a.m., deceased stopped the lorry near Kurnool for attending natural call. After attending natural call, while deceased was getting into the lorry, his leg slipped, fell on the ground, sustained injuries and died on the spot. A case in Crime No.242 of 2009 came to be registered in the Police Station of Krunool-IV Town. Lorry was having an insurance polic