1. - Both these appeals referred to above, arise out of the same award dated 18.11.1988 of the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jaipur, (for short 'the Tribunal'), passed in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 168 of 1983 and, hence, they are being disposed of by this common judgment. Claimant, Parmendra Nath Dhanda (who has since died during the pendency of the appeals and his legal heirs have been brought on record as the appellants in the Appeal No. 133 of 1989, and, was respondent No. 1 in the Appeal No. 65 of 1989, hereinafter referred to as 'the claimants'), filed a claim petition against the truck driver, Jaswant Singh (respondent No. 1 in Appeal No. 133 of 1989 and respondent No. 2 in Appeal No. 65 of 1989, hereinafter referred to as 'the truck driver'), D.M.H.P. Sales Ltd., Delhi, (respondent No. 2 in Appeal No. 133 of 1989 and respondent No. 3 in Appeal No. 65 of 1989, hereinafter referred to as 'the truck owner'), the truck insurer, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. (respondent No. 3 in Appeal No. 133 of 1989 and appellant in the Appeal No. 65 of 1989, hereinafter referred to as 'the truck insurer') and taxi car insurer, National Insurance Co. Ltd. (respondent No. 4