( 1 ) THIS group of appeals arise from common judgment and award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main) at Bharuch in Motor Accident claims Petition No. 399 of 1986 and allied matters decided on 16/01/1996. The claim applications have arisen from one and the same motor vehicle accident and those claim applications have been consolidated and decided under the common order. In view of this fact. these appeals are taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common order.

( 2 ). Before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal there were in all nine cases filed by the claimants. Out of these nine cases except in M. A. C. P. No. 376 of 1986 rest were the cases of fatal accident and for the death of bread winner claimants lodged claim applications for obtaining the compensation. M. A. C. P. No. 376 of 1986 pertains to bodily injury sustained by the claimant-appellant therein. The details of those M. A. C. Ps. together with the name of applicants and death or injury sustained. and the amount claimed therein are as under :

( 21 ). I consider it to be fruitful here to make reference to the decision of the apex Court in the case of Sohanlal Passi v. P. Ses