C.R. Sarma, J.

1. Heard Mr. B. N. Sarmah, learned Counsel, assisted by Mr. Imtiwapang, learned Counsel, appearing for the Appellant. Also heard Mr. Tongpok Pongener, learned Counsel, appearing for the Respondents.

2. These set of appeals, filed by the same Appellant, involve same question of law and similar facts. The parties in the said appeals are represented by the same set of Advocates and the impugned orders, dated 10.03.2008, have arisen out of the same vehicular accident. In view of the above, for the sake of convenience and as agreed to by the learned Counsel, appearing for both the parties, the above mentioned appeals are taken up for disposal by this common judgment and order.

3. The claimants in MAC Case No. 24/2007, MAC Case No. 25/2007, MAC Case No. 28/2007 and MAC Case No. 29/2007, met with a vehicular accident, involving the offending vehicle bearing Registration No. NL-11-0641 (Mini Tata), owned by the present Appellant i.e. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nagaland, Kohima. The claimants, who sustained injuries in the said vehicular accident, prayed for an interim relief under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter called 'the M.V. Act').