( 1 ) THIS appeal is filed by the claimants, who are the wife and children of one Adapaka Shyam Sundara Rao who died in a road accident on 4. 11. 1987 at jagadamba Junction, Visakhapatnam. The claimants filed O. P. No. 139 of 1989, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims tribunal, Visakhapatnam, under section 110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act for compensation of Rs. 1,00,000.

( 2 ) THE brief facts of the case are that one Adapaka Shyam Sundara Rao, aged 41 years, husband of appellant No. 1 and father of appellant Nos. 2 to 4 was coming to Jagadamba Junction, Visakhapatnam, at about 6 p. m. on 4. 11. 1987, to the city bus stop situated opposite to Daspalla Hotel, to board a city bus. Respondent, N. Chandra sekhar, suddenly dashed Shyam Sundara rao with his scooter from behind due to which Shyam Sundara Rao fell down. The respondent immediately removed him to the King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam and left him there in the verandah of the hospital. Shyam Sundara Rao had sustained fracture to his left leg and other simple injuries. He was admitted in the hospital. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was again admitted in Orthopaedic Unit as inpatient for some tim