IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO C.M.A. No.791 of 2014 DATE: 10.03.2026 Between:

M/s. Oriental Insurance Co Limited …Appellant AND P. Satish Reddy and another …Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri K Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing counsel for the Appellant; Sri K Venumadhav, learned counsel for appearing for respondents. Perused the record.

2. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant– Insurance Company challenging the award and decree dated 29.03.2014 passed in W.C. No.37 of 2013 by the Commissioner for Employees’ Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour–II, Hyderabad.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the applicant was working as a driver on a lorry bearing No. AP 07Y 4878 under the employment of O.P. No.1. On 27.03.2013, while he was on duty as a driver of the said lorry, he along with the cleaner went to Andhra Cement Factory situated at Gamalapadu Village of Dachepalli Mandal for loading cement bags and after loading the cement bags, they proceeded from the said factory. At about 4:00 A.M. on 28.03.2013, when the lorry reached Brahmanapalli Village of Piduguralla Mandal, another lorry bear