K. M. MEHTA, J. United India Insurance Company Limited, appellant original opponent No.2, has filed this appeal against the judgment and award dated 27th April, 2000, passed by the Ex-officio Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation and Labour Judge, Labour Court, Jamnagar in Workmen's Case Nos. 10 to 23 and 30 of 1994. The learned Judge was pleased to award compensation as per the table in Para 6 of the judgment. The learned Judge has also awarded interest at the rate of 6 % from the date of the application i.e., 26-2-1994.

2. The facts giving rise to this appeal are as under :

2.1 The original claimants were the employees of one Abdulla Haji Ibrahim Bhayad, owner of the ship, who is original opponent No.1. According to the claimants, they were working with opponent No. 1 and opponent No. 1 used to pay Rs. 1,000/- as salary per month to one Shri Ishaq Osman original claimant No. 1 and other claimants were getting Rs. 500/- per month. All these claimants boarded one ship bearing Registration No. M.N.G. 353 named "M.S.V. Albuquerque" (hereinafter referred to as "the ship in question"). They boarded the said ship in December, 1991 from Veraval for going to Dubai. They boarded t