( 1 ) LEAVE granted.

( 2 ) THE claimants before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal are in appeal in this Court against the judgment and order dated 30-3-2001 passed by the High Court of Madras in CMA No. 850 of 1996 preferred by the respondent herein which was directed against the judgment and award dated 29-11-1995 passed by the Tribunal.

( 3 ) THE admitted fact of the matter is as under: the claimants predecessor-in-interest one P. Veerasamy, met with an accident while riding his bicycle on 14-1-1991 at about 1500 hours on a mud road at Village Palladam owing to rash and negligent driving of the driver of a bus belonging to the respondent Corporation.

( 4 ) HE, after the said accident remained an indoor patient in the government Hospital at Palladam from 14-1-1991 to 21-1-1991. He although thereafter was discharged but had been receiving treatment in the government Hospital, Coimbatore. He died on or about 26-2-1992.

( 5 ) THE victim had filed an application before the Tribunal for grant of compensation of Rs 76,000 for the injuries suffered by him but upon his death the claim petition was amended and an amount of Rs 5,33,000 was claimed as compensation.

( 6 ) BEFORE the Tribuna