ORDER

1. Leave granted. Though Respondents 1 and 2 are served, nobody has put in an appearance for them.

2. The short question is as to what is the appropriate compensation payable to the claimants on account of the death of their breadwinner on whom they were depending. The claimants are the parents and sister of the deceased. The fatal incident occurred to one Aloysius Felix Machado, who was a journalist driving a motorcycle which was run over by the offending car on 1-1-1988. The car was insured by the owner, Respondent 2 with Respondent 3 Insurance Company. On account of this fatal injury caused to the said driver of the motorcycle, his parents and his unmarried sister, who were depending on him, filed the present claim petition before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Bangalore. They joined the driver of the car, the owner thereof and the Insurance Company as Opponents 1, 2 and 3. The Tribunal after recording evidence and considering the same came to the conclusion that the fatal accident was caused on account of rash and negligent driving by the driver of the car. The Tribunal then proceeded to compute compensation to be awarded to the claimants and arrived at a total figu