JUDGMENT :

C.M. POONACHA, J.

1. Both the appeals are filed calling in question the judgment and award dated 26.05.2015 passed in MVC No.7909/2010 by the VIII Additional Small Causes Judge and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (SCCH-5) at Bengaluru. Hence, both the appeals are taken up together for consideration.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as per their ranks before the Tribunal.

3. The relevant facts in a nutshell are that, claiming compensation for the death of deceased in a road traffic accident which occurred on 29.07.2010, the wife and children of the deceased instituted claim proceedings arraying the owner and insurer of the offending bus as respondent Nos.1 and 2 as well as mother of the deceased as respondent No.3. The owner of the offending bus remained exparte before the Tribunal. The claim proceedings were contested by the insurer of the bus.

4. The Tribunal by the judgment and award dated 26.05.2015 partly allowed the claim petition and awarded a total compensation of Rs.15,79,000/- together with interest @ 6% p.a. Being aggrieved, MFA No.5177/2015 is filed by the insurer and MFA No.3774/2018 is filed by the claimants.

5. Learned counsel