JUDGMENT - NAIK A.B., J.:---The First Appeal Nos. 153 and 156 of 1984 can be disposed of by the common judgment as this relates to the accident which took place on 14-4-1978. The facts involved in these appeals are very short and they can be stated in brief:

An Ambassador car bearing Registration No. MRH 9829 belonging to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation was coming from Nanded to Aurangabad. The said car was being driven by Kadar Shaikh who was in employment of M.I.D.C. The occupant of the car namely Moreshwar Karmarkar and Govind Kulkarni, were also in service of M.I.D.C. as Executive Engineer and Superintendent Engineer respectively. The Ambassador car was proceeding towards Aurangabad from Nanded. A Truck bearing Registration No. MHT 5687 owned by the present appellant was being driven by the respondent No. 5 i.e. Karnalsingh. The said truck was proceeding to Hyderabad from Bhavnagar. The accident took place on Nanded-Basmat-Aurangabad road near 426/600 kilometer stone. The place of accident is 25 km. from Nanded. It is the case of the claimants that the truck was being driven by Karnalsingh gave dash to the said car by which all the three occupants of the car

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