( 1 ) THE present judgment will dispose of three appeals FAO No. 270/81 (Master Sandeep Taneja Vs. State of Haryana and Anr.), FAO 271/81 (Smt Usha Taneja Vs. State of Haryana and Anr.) and FAO 272/81 (Dr. S. P. Taneja Vs. State of Haryana and Anr. ). These appeals arise out of the three claim petitions filed before the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Delhi and arise from the same accident. Dr. S. P. Tanjea and Mrs Dr. Usha Taneja are both qualified doctors. They along with their son Master Sandeep Taneja who was about two months old at the time of accident sustained multiple injuries and fractures on 23rd April, 1974 at about 2. 45 P. m. Dr. Taneja was driving his scooter no. DHU 2023 at Patel Road, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi and his wife, Dr. Ushatanjea with their two months old son were sitting on the pillion seat of the scooter. The averments made in the petition are that when the scooter was near the bus stop, East Patel Nagar, Main Road, New Delhi the jeep bearing registration no. HRM 388 owned by the State of Haryana, Chandigarh and driven by Avtar Singh, respondent no. 2 came from the left side downward road, Patel Road and caused the accident with the scooter.