R.K.GAUBA, J.

1. The judgments of the motor accident claims tribunal (the tribunal) impugned in these four appeals were rendered on four separate accident claim cases brought before the tribunal relating to the same motor vehicular accident. Since the evidence was led commonly during the inquiry into the said claim petitions and since some of the issues being raised in these appeals are identical, they have been heard together and are being decided through this common judgment.

2. On 07.08.2007, at about 05:30 PM, a motor vehicular accident occurred involving collision between a WagonR car bearing registration no.DL-3CAW-3217 (the car) and a bus bearing registration no.HR-31-0503 (the offending vehicle) in the area of village Dewal, Nahar Pul within the jurisdiction of police station Ram Raj, District Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The offending vehicle was statedly driven by Amrish Kumar, it being owned by Smt. Kariman and being concededly insured against the third party risk with United India Insurance Company Ltd., all of whom were impleaded as party respondents in the claim petitions. Six persons were travelling in the car at the time of accident, they including Pramod P