( 1 ) THESE Appeals have been preferred by the Employer as also the Insurance company with respect to an award passed under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The 1st appellant is the alleged employer and the 2nd appellant is the Insurance Company. M. F. A. 1591/93 arises out of W. C. A/nf-2/92 and M. F. A. 1592/93 is against the award in W. C. A/nf-I/92. The claimant in mfa 1591/93 is the driver of the lorry CTX 9525 and the claimant in MFA 1592/93 is its cleaner. It is claimed by them that the lorry belonged to the 1st appellant and the claimants were employed as a driver and cleaner. In an accident that took place at about 6 a. m. on December 6, 1991 while the lorry was returning from Madras the claimants sustained certain grevious injuries. They were treated at the Sanjay Gandhi Accident Rehabilitation Centre, Jayanagar, bangalore. After treatment they were discharged. They claimed to have sustained "total disablement" and claimed compensation accordingly under the Act. The claimant in MFA 1591/93 claimed his monthly wage to be at Rs. 1,500/- while the claimant in MFA 1592/93 claimed Rs. 1,000/- as his wage per month. The compensation is claimed accordingly.

( 2 ) THE owner

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