1. Invoking the appellate jurisdiction of this Court under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short 'the M.V. Act'), the claimants/appellants herein have challenged the award dated 27/03/2012, passed by 4th Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Durg (in short 'Claims Tribunal') in Claim Case No. 184/2011, by which, the Claims Tribunal has partly allowed the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the M.V. Act and awarded a total compensation of Rs.3,22,320 along with interest @ 6% per annum to the claimants.

2. The brief facts necessary for adjudication of this appeal are as under:

2.1 The claimants/appellants, being the parents and sister of deceased Devendra Kumar Sahu, filed an application under Section 166 of the M.V. Act stating inter alia that on 08/03/2011, respondent No. 1- Chamanlal Dewangan (driver), while driving a motorcycle bearing registration No. CG-07-LU-1604, owned by respondent No.2 and insured with respondent No.3; rashly and negligently dashed the motorcycle of deceased bearing registration No. CG-07-LL-6140, as a result of which, the deceased suffered injury and died.

2.2 It was further pleaded that pursuant to the report lodged by the