Rama Jois, J.—These two appeals are presented by the United India Insurance Company Limited against the same interim award made by the Motor Accidents claim Tribunal, Bangalore rural District.

2. They have come up for orders. By consent of both counsel, they are taken up for final hearing and are being disposed of by this order.

3. In these two appeals, the following important question of law arises for consideration, namely :

"whether the period of limitation of six months prescribed under sub- section (3) of section 110A of the Motor vehicles Act, 1939 (Rs.the Act' for short), applies to an application claiming compensation based on no fault liability' under section 92A of the Act also?"

4. The brief facts of the case are these :

The accident which gave rise to the claim petitions occurred on May 10,1988 Two claim petitions under section 110A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 ("the Act" for short)' claiming compensation for the death of the deceased person, who was the husband of the respondent in M. A. No. 1506 of 1989 were presented claiming compensation for the death of the deceased on the basis of fault . They were presented on November 15, 1988. Along with those claim