(This Miscellaneous First Appeal is field under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act against the Judgment and Award dated 24.03.2006 passed in MVC. No.681/2005 on the file of the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Members, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – VII, Hospel, awarding a compensation of Rs.2,30,000/- with interest at 6% p.a from the date of petition till realization.)

All these appeals are considered together having regard to the common question of law that are raised.

2(a). In the appeal in MFA. 1293/2006, the appellants are the parents and minor sister of a deceased victim of a motor accident. The father was aged about 48 and the mother was aged 39, at the time of accident. The offending vehicle was a bus, belonging to the second respondent. The deceased was aged about 13 and was studying in the 8th standard. While walking home after school hours, the bus had run over the boy and he died of the injuries. The appellants claimed a compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as ‘theTirbunal’ for brevity). To establish that the child was bright and healthy and was doing well in his studies, Certifica