JUDGMENT

B.N. Agrawal, J.-Leave granted.

2. By the impugned judgments rendered by Karnataka High Court in two separate appeals jointly preferred by the insurer as well as the insured, the same have been partly allowed and compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has been reduced viz, in one case from Rs. 3,13,000/- to Rs.1,71,000/- and in another from Rs.3,49,000/- to Rs, 1,83,000/-. While disposing of the appeals, the High Court directed that out of the compensation awarded, 25% shall be payable to fathers of the respective victims and 75% to their mothers together with proportionate interest. It was further directed that out of the amount of compensation payable to the mothers of the victims, Rs. 50,000/- shall be kept in fixed deposit in a nationalised bank for a period of five years with liberty to draw the interest.

3. The short facts are that one Irfan Ahammed-respondent No. 1 owned a lorry bearing No. CNG- 6409 and Vazeer Ahamed and Rafeeq Ahamed, sons of the appellants of these appeals were working as a coolie therein. On 1st June, 1996, when respondent No. 1 was driving the said vehicle in which the aforesaid two persons were also travelling as coolie, t