( 1 ) THIS appeal is admitted and upon request of learned counsel for the parties, this appeal is taken up today for final hearing.

( 2 ) HEARD learned counsel Mr. Parikh for the appellant and learned advocate Mr. H. M. Modi for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, original claimants.

( 3 ) ORIGINAL claimants filed M. A. C. P. No. 906 of 1997 before learned Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, Kachchh at Bhuj under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act for obtaining compensation for the death of pushpaben N. Bhawani on 21. 8. 1997 in vehicular accident. The other opponents of this appeal are owners and drivers of the vehicles involved in the accident.

( 4 ) IN the aforesaid M. A. C. P. No. 906 of 1997 at Exh. 50 in shape of interim application, request was made by the claimants to award compensation under section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act.

( 5 ) THE learned Tribunal was pleased to grant the above said application at Exh. 50 on 15. 1. 2001 awarding compensation of rs. 1,94,500 to claimants under structured formula. It is noteworthy that the claimants treated application at Exh. 50 as an interim application and continued to proceed with m. A. C. P. No. 906 of 1997 for determinat