ORDER :

Brijesh Kumar, J.

The abovenoted two appeals have been preferred separately by the dependent claimants of the deceased Narinder Kumar and Subhash Aggarwal who died in a motor accident, having taken place on 16-7-1992 while travelling by a Maruti van from Jalandhar to Delhi. The accident took place near Nilokhari with a truck which collided with the van in which the deceased and other members of the family were also travelling. Since both appeals arise out of the same accident and questions raised are also common to both, we have heard the appeals together and they are being disposed of by a common order.

2. The appellants in the two appeals being the dependants of the deceased persons preferred a claim petition before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Karnal. The family of Narinder Kumar consisted of his mother, his wife and six children, one of whom is a married daughter. The children at the relevant time were aged 4 to 20 years. Subhash Aggarwal, the other deceased, left behind his widow and two children. The parties adduced evidence in support of their cases on consideration whereof the Tribunal came to the conclusion that monthly income of both the victims was Rs. 6000