( 1 ) THIS Judgment would dispose of F. A. O. 81/71 and F. A. O. 103/71, both of which assail the Award of Mr. Sniv Das Tyagi, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Delhi, made on January 14, 1971 in suit No. 104 of 1965, being an application under section 110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, hereinafter called "the Act", filed by Mrs. Bhagwanti Devi and the other heirs of Mr. P. C. Sharma, who died as a result of an accident with the scooter which was being driven by Ish Kumar, respondent No. 1, owned by respondent No. 2 and insured with respondent No. 3. F. A. O. 81/71 is an appeal under section 110-D of the Act by the driver, the owner and the insurer of the vehicle for setting aside the Award, while F. A. O. , 103/71 is a similar appeal by the widow and the other legal representatives of the deceased for the enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Tribunal.

( 2 ) IN the application the legal representatives made a claim for Rs. 40,000. 00 from the respondents as compensation on account of the death of the deceased on the allegations that the deceased, who was working as an Assistant in the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Government