1. - These five appeals have been filed by the Rajasthan Slate Road Transport Corporation against the joint award dated 20th April, 1981 made by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jodhpur, in favour of the five different claimants by a single order. As the five appeals are directed against this single order; they are being disposed of together by a common order.

2. The facts giving rise to these appeals briefly stated are that on 22-5-1975 Mahendra Kumar, Chandra Kanta, Kumari Amita Mangi Bai and deceased Lalit Kumar were coming from Mt. Abu towards Abu Road in a car-taxi No. GTF 9169 at about 11.30 a.m. When they came near 'Talhati' a bus No. RR N 6531 belonging to the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation came from the side of Abu Road. It is alleged that the taxi-car was being driven by Hans Raj and bus was being driven by Shiv Nath Singh, and, both the vehicles were being driven rashly at a high speed. The two vehicles collied resulting into the deaths of Lalit Kumar and Hans Raj and injuries to the other occupants of the taxi-car. The injured were taken to the Abu Road Hospital and then they were taken to the Vadi Lal Sara Bhai Hospital, Ahmedabad.

3. Five claim p