1. - These two miscellaneous appeals under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ('the Act of 1988') by the claimants-appellants relating to the same vehicular accident and arising out of the common award dated 28.01.1999 as made by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-I, Jodhpur ('the Tribunal') in the respective claim cases [Nos. 192/1994 (757/1995) and 193/1994 (758/1995)], have been considered together and are taken up for disposal by this common judgment.

2. The claim cases aforesaid were filed by the respective claimants-appellants seeking compensation for the loss suffered by them due to the demise of the victims Shri Surendra Singh and Shri Roop Singh in the same vehicular accident. The appellants are the parents of the said victims.

3. The Tribunal has awarded an amount of Rs. 1,08,000/- to the claimants-appellants of CMA No. 251/1999; and an amount of Rs. 1,04,400/- to the claimants-appellants of CMA No. 252/1999. The Tribunal has also allowed interest @ 12% per annum from the date of filing of the respective claim applications.

4. The claimants-appellants submit in each of the appeals that the amount awarded by the Tribunal is much on the lower side and needs