JUDGMENT:

The present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred by the appellant challenging the Judgment dated 17.05.2017 in W.C.No.39 of 2005 passed by the learned Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Karimnagar.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall hereinafter be referred to as per their status before the learned Commissioner.

I. Brief Facts:

3. The applicants, being the parents and sister of Martha Suresh (hereinafter shall be referred to as ‘the deceased’), filed a claim petition under Section 22 of the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 seeking compensation of Rs.4,48,000/- against the opposite parties on account of the death of the deceased in the accident that occurred on 29.09.2005. The deceased, who was aged about 20 years old and employed by Opposite Party No.1 as engine mechanic on monthly wage of Rs.3,000/-, alleged to have died during the course of his employment with opposite party No.1. On 06.04.2005 the deceased was instructed by the Opposite Party No.1 to bring a new vehicle Bajaj Discovery 125 CC, T/R bearing No.AP-15-B-1240 from Karimnagar Bajaj Chetak Showroom to Huzurabad Mahalaxmi Motors. Accordingly, the deceas