S.B.Sinha, J.

1. These three miscellaneous appeals involving common questions of fact and law were, with the consent of the parties, heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Misc. Appeal No. 7 of 1981 (R) arises out of a judgment and award passed in M.J.C. No. 72 of 1980, whereas Misc. Appeal No. 8 of 1981 (R) arises out of MJ.C. No. 54 of 1980. The aforementioned two applications were heard and disposed of together by Mr. AP. Sinha, Judicial Commissioner-cum-Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, by his judgment dated 14th October, 1980.

3. So far as Misc. Appeal No. 18 of 1984 (R) is concerned, the same arises out of the judgment and order dated 6.12.1983 passed by Mr. Om Prakash, Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi (Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ranchi) in MJ.C. No. 478 of 1980.

4. The aforementioned M.J.C. No. 54 of 1980 was filed by Bina Devi and her two minor children with regard to the death of Ramnarayan Prasad alias Ramnarayan Agrawal, husband of Bina Devi.

5. M.J.C. No. 72 of 1980 was filed by Sudha Devi and her one minor son, Bijay Prasad and one minor daughter, Bharti claiming compensation on account of death of Sheo Mohan Prasad, husband of the app