JUDGMENT

Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, J. - Even though the appeals are at the stage of admission but at the consent of the learned counsels for both the parties, these appeals are taken up for final hearing and for disposal.

2. The MFA No.201043/2017 is preferred by the Insurance Company on the ground for reduction of compensation amount. The MFA No.202000/2017 is preferred by the claimants for enhancement of compensation.

3. The rank of the parties are as referred to before the learned Senior Civil Jude and Additional MACT, Shorapur (for short the learned 'Senior Civil Judge') for convenience while referring in this case.

4. The brief facts of the case are that, the deceased was working as a driver in the tipper lorry vehicle bearing Reg.No.KA-28-C-0659 under the employment of respondent No.1 who is the owner of the said vehicle and was insured with respondent No.2 and on 21.02.2015 at the instruction of his employer the respondent No.1, the deceased has taken the Tipper vehicle bearing Reg.No.KA-28-C-0659, going to Kalaburagi and when he reached Firozabad Darga on NH-218 at about 11.30 p.m., the said vehicle was met with an accident with another lorry bearing Reg.No.GJ- 1-CT-5596, which