( 1 ) THESE appeals under section 110-D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 referred to hereinafter as the Act, are directed against certain awards made by the learned Additional District judge-cum-Additional Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, Krishna at Machilipatnam in applications filed by the legal representatives of the deceased under section 110-A of the Act awarding certain amounts towards compensation in respect of an accident involving the death of certain persons.

( 2 ) ON 30th June, 1973, an accident took place during the early hours between milestones 221/4 and 221/6 near Ambarpet on the highway, Hyderabad to Vijayawada, while m. Radha Krishnamurthy, Regional Transport officer, Guntur, M, Purnachandra Rao, motor Vehicles Inspector, Tenali, R. Ranga rao, driver of Ambassador car, AAG. 1652, s. Subba Rao, Motor Vehicles Inspector, guntur and Ammer, the driver working under S. Subba Rao were travelling in the ambassador car, AAG 1652 when a lorry tnu 3360 driven by one by name r. Seetharaman dashed against the Ambassador car which was completely smashed and all the five occupants of the ambassador car died instantaneously and their bodies were mutilated beyond rec