( 1 ) THESE ten appeals are presented by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation against the common Judgment and separate awards made on ten claim petitions presented under Section 110-A of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, mandya.

( 2 ) BRIEF facts of the case are these: On 23-2-1981 at about 5-30 P. M. Tourist bus belonging to sonar Roadways, Cannanore was coming from Cannanore, to Bangalore and was plying near channegowdanadoddi near Maddur, on Bangalore Mysore Road. A bus belonging to the appellant Corporation was proceeding towards Mysore from Bangalore. Accident occurred at about 5-30 P. M. near Channegowdanadoddi when there was head on collision between the red colour bus belonging to the Corporation and the green colour bus belonging to Sonar Roadways (hereinafter referred to as "the Red Bus" and 'the Green Bus' respectively for convenience ). There were as many 'as 12 claim petitions presented by individuals either by the injured or the legal representative of the persons died as a result of the accident as also a petition by Sonar roadways claiming compensation in respect of the damages caused to the green b