1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed by the appellants/claimants against the order made in W.C.No.27 of 2001 dated 04.03.2003 passed by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation-I, Chennai-6.

2. The Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation awarded a sum of Rs.1,97,060/- as compensation with a direction upon the first respondent to pay the said amount within 30 days from the date of receipt of the copy of the award with a further stipulation that in default of such payment within the said period, the awarded sum would carry a simple interest at the rate of 12 per cent p.a. from the date of receipt of a copy of the order till the date of realisation.

3. Being dissatisfied with the award of interest in default, the claimants have come up with the present appeal.

4. The only point taken by Mr.A.Shanmugaraj, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants in this appeal is that in view of the provision contained in Sec.4-A(3) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, it was the duty of the Commissioner to award interest at the rate of 12 per cent p.a. from the expiry of one month from the date of accident till the actual deposit of amount irrespective of the fact w