C. Praveen Kumar, J.

1. MACMA No. 127 of 2007 was filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded while MACMA No. 1303 of 2008 was filed by United India Insurance Company Limited, questioning the award dated 14.9.2006 passed in OP No. 102 of 2003 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (District Judge), Nizamabad. Since these two appeals are directed against the order dated 14.9.2006 they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The facts in issue are as under:

"The claimants, who are the wife and parents of the deceased Pundu Mallesh filed a petition under Section 166(1)(c) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs. 6,00,000/- for the death of Pundu Mallesh in a road accident that took place on 17.9.2002. It is stated that on that day at about 1.30 p.m., the deceased alongwith others was travelling in a Tractor bearing No. AP 25 H 4496 from the fields to Damara Village. When the said tractor reached Damara Cheruvu Katta, the driver of the tractor drove the same in a rash and negligent manner, lost control ov