JUDGMENT Dipak Misra and S.A. Naqvi, JJ. 1. Anup Shrivastava, learned Counsel for the appellant, M.K. Sharma, learned Counsel for the respondent No. 2 and K.L. Raj and Suresh Raj, learned Counsel for the respondent No. 3, insurer. 2. Though this appeal was listed for admission on consent of the learned Counsel for the parties it is finally heard. In this appeal the maintainability of the award dated March 20, 2007 passed by the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act (8 of 1923) has been called in question to the extent that the said authority has not granted interest on the awarded sum. 3. Learned Counsel for the appellant has commended us to the decision rendered in the case of General Manager, SECL and Anr. v. Gajanan Wadnekar 2005 (104) FLR 618 (M.P.). In the aforesaid case the Division Bench referred to the cases of Kerala State Electricity Board v. K. Valsala K. , United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Alvi 1998-II-LLJ-896 (Ker), Municipal Council of Sydney v. Troy AIR 1928 PC 128 and the provision engrafted under Section 4-A(3) of the Workmen's Compensation Act and expressed that when the employer does not pay the compensation or causes delay in payment of compensation the interest becomes payable as regards the amount of compensation. 4. In the case at hand the accident had taken place on May 22, 1996. Be it noted the provision related to interest component was inserted in the statute book with effect from September 15, 1995. Hence, the appellants are entitled to simple interest at the rate of 12% per annum. The same would become payable from date the amount became statutorily due meaning thereby 30 days from the accident i.e. from June 22, 1996 till the date of deposit of the amount in question. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.