P.K. Lohra, J.

Appellant-employer has laid this appeal under Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 (for short, 'Act of 1923') to challenge judgment & order dated 20.09.2000, passed by Workmen Compensation Commissioner, Chittorgarh (for short, 'Commissioner'). By the impugned judgment & order, learned Commissioner adjudicated claim of the respondent-claimants under Section 20 read with Section 22 of the Act of 1923 and awarded compensation to the tune of Rs. 53,492.

Likewise, partly aggrieved by the impugned judgment & order, respondent-claimants have filed cross-objections for claiming interest on compensation amount as mandated under Section 4A(3) of the Act of 1923.

2. Succinctly stated, the facts of the case are that respondent-claimants preferred a claim petition under Section 20 read with Section 22 of the Act of 1923 against the appellant quantifying compensation of Rs. 72,377. It is inter-alia averred in the claim petition by respondent-claimants that their father Ramgopal was in employment of appellant and on the fateful day of 24th July 1986 he died in an accident, arising out of and in the course of his employment while accomplishing the task of deliv