( 1 ) THIS judgment will dispose of two appeals being FAO No. 134/83 (D. T. C. v. Smt. Sudarshan Yadav and others) filed by Delhi Transport Corporation impugning the Award dated March 23,1983 passed by Shri O. P. Dwivedi, Judge, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. Delhi. The other appeal being FAO No. 173/83 (Smt Sudershan Yadav and another v. Delhi Transport Corporation and others) is directed against the same Award and has been filed by the Claimants for enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal.

( 2 ) THE respondents/claimants filed their Claim Petition under Section 110-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, claiming compensation to the tune of Rs 6 lacs on account of death of their only son Ajit Singh in an accident on May 10,1980 The deceased boarded the bus No. DHP 2061 on that day from Inter-State Bus Terminus (I. S. B. T.) at about 3 P. M. It is stated when the deceased Ajit Singh was still on the footboard, the driver of the said bus started the bus suddenly without ensuring that the passengers safely boarded the same.

( 3 ) THE bus was at a fast speed and took a sharp turn as a result of which the deceased was swung out and his head struck against another bus N