B.R. Arora, J.-These two appeals arise out of the Judgment /award dated 11.1987 passed by the Judge, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jalore, by which the learned Judge of the Tribunal dismissed both the claim petitions filed by the appellants-claimants on the ground that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 211.1983 Nathu Ram, the driver of the Rajasthan State Road Trans. Corporation, at about 4.30 p.m. parked the bus No. RRIVI 1473 at the Bus Stand, Jalore. The bus was to commence its journey to Bhinmal. The booking of this bus started. The passengers bought the tickets from the booking window and after buying the tickets, boarded the bus. Rukmani w/o Ram Chandra alias Ram Kishan, Indra d/o Ram Chandra, Manju d/o Kesri Mal, Bajrang sb Ram Chandra, Bhanwari d/o Misri Mal and other passengers boarded the bus after buying the tickets. Defendant No. 5, Banshi Lal, also boarded the bus. He was carrying one big jerrican and two containers of five litres each containing kerosene oil. Banshi Lal, in order to smoke bin, lit the match-stick. The kerosene caught fire and on account of the flames of the fire,