JUDGMENT :

RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR, J.

The appellants/claimants being dissatisfied by the common judgment and award dated 03.02.2020 passed in MVC No.6795/2018 by the III Additional Judge and Member, MACT, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru, have preferred this appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal.

2. The parties to this appeal are referred to as per their rank before the Trial Court for convenience.

3. The brief facts leading to this appeal are as follows -

The claimants being the legal heirs of deceased Gangadhara filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on the ground that, on 08.11.2018 at 8.00 p.m. the deceased Gangadhara was riding his motorcycle bearing registration No.KA 09 HS 5556 with his friend Harish, who is the petitioner in MVC No.6796/2018 as a pillion rider slowly and cautiously. When they reached near Nettigere Gate, Kanakapura - Bengaluru Main Road, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru, at that time, the driver of a car bearing registration No.KA 51 MA 4082 drove the same in a rash and negligent manner in high speed and dashed against the motorcycle. Because o