JUDGMENT :

H.T. Narendra Prasad, J.

This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’, for short) has been filed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Corporation) being aggrieved by the judgment dated 23.02.2017 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chikkamagaluru.

2. Facts giving rise to the filing of the appeal briefly stated are that on 18.10.2014 at about 1-45 a.m. the deceased C.N.Amodh was driving a Maruthi Baleno, bearing registration No. KA/05MC-2216 and was proceeding to Channapatna from Hassan with his friends Likith R.Gowda, V.R.Varun, Vijay and Garuda. At that time, the first respondent being the driver of KSRTC bus bearing registration No.KA19/F-2816, drove the said bus in a rash and negligent manner, from Channapatna Bypass road and in order to go to Hassan new bus stand without taking U turn, turned the bus to right and dashed against the car being driven by the deceased. Due to the impact, car got completely damaged and the deceased C.N.Amodh and other inmates of the car Likith R.Gowda, V.R.Varun and Vijay died on the spot and another inmate viz., Garuda sustained