JUDGMENT

1. All the claimants in these appeals are the injured victims who have challenged the rejection of their claim petition in M.V.C.No.2105/2006 as well as the award of meagre compensation in M.V.C.Nos.2104/2006 and 2106/2006 by the Fast Track Court-I and Member, Addl. MACT, Belagavi.

2. The claim petition discloses that all the three claimants were riding a motorcycle bearing registration No. MH-07/K-6747 from Savantwadi to Morgaon. When they reached near the Maruthi temple, a Tata Sumo vehicle bearing registration No.KA-23/M-3887 (offending vehicle) driven from the opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner dashed against the motorcycle. As a result, the claimants suffered injuries and were treated at Goa Medical College, Panaji. The claimant in M.V.C.No.2104/2006 claimed that he was a skilled worker doing centering work and was earning Rs.5,000.00 p.m. The claimant in M.V.C.No.2105/2006 claimed that he was employed in a private company and was earning a sum of Rs.5,000.00 p.m. while the claimant in M.V.C.No.2106/2006 claimed that he was also doing centering work