SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.

1. The appellant herein/Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. has filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the M.V. Act') questioning the impugned award dated 31-3-2003 passed by 8th Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (for short 'the Claims Tribunal) in Claim Case No. 13/2002, partly granting the claim application filed by the respondent Nos. 3 & 4/claimants.

Brief facts :

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

2.1 Respondent Nos. 3 & 4/Claimants being the father and brother of deceased-Kamal Sahu filed claim application under Section 166 of the M.V. Act before the Claims Tribunal seeking compensation stating inter alia that on 26-9-1998 deceased-Kamal Sahu while welding the offending vehicle (Petrol Tanker) bearing registration No. MP-23/D/9540, owned by late Sardar Shri Hardeep Singh and insured with the appellant/insurance Company in "Motor Workshop" said Petrol Tanker caught fire and by which, Kamal Sahu suffered injury and succumbed to the death. It was further pleaded that at the time of accident, Kamal Sahu was aged about 20 years and was earning Rs. 3,0