PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, J.

( 1 ) THE 6 captioned appeals and the 2 cross-objections in f. A. O. Nos. 864 and 865 of 2003 arise out of the same accident involving a bus owned by U. P. State Road Transport Corporation and a Maruti car bearing No. DL 1c-F0943.

( 2 ) ADMITTEDLY, the bus and the car had a collision. This fact has not been disputed by the U. P. State Road Transport Corporation. However, parties were at variance as to how the accident took place and who was rash and negligent.

( 3 ) AS a result of the accident Anoop verma, Nitesh Verma, Renuka Verma and s. K. Singhal, all travelling in the car died. Anita Verma and Ashish Verma sustained injuries.

( 4 ) DEPENDANTS of the deceased filed claims for compensation. The injured did likewise.

( 5 ) AFTER discussing the evidence on record pertaining to the accident and holding the driver of the bus guilty of rash and negligent driving, learned Tribunal proceeded to determine the compensation to the claimants.

( 6 ) SINCE a common question arises in all the appeals pertaining to the findings of the Tribunal relating to the manner in which the accident took place, it would be advisable for me to look into the findings of the Tribu