1. - These two appeals are directed against the award dated December 7, 1988, passed by the Judge, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sri Ganganagar, in Claim Case No. 21 of 1985 ( Anju Behal v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation) and Claim Case No. 100 of 1985 ( Ramesh Rani v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation ), by which the learned Judge of the Tribunal allowed the claim petitions in part and awarded the compensation to the tune of Rs. 3,89,000/ - and apportioned the compensation so awarded amongst the various claimants and the dependants.

2. Dr. Vinod Kumar Behal, who was working as the Incharge, Primary Health Centre, Dalimir Khera, District Firozpur (Punjab), had come to Sri Ganganagar on December 1, 1984. He along with Bhagat Ram Nagpal, on Luna moped, was going to village Nathawala side on Ganganagar - Hanumangarh State Highway on the left side of the road and when their Luna reached near the rubber factory, a bus No. RSG 6222 came from behind and dashed against the Luna, due to which Bhagat Ram Nagpal and Dr. Vinod Kumar Behal fell down and bus, after crushing them, collided with an electric pole and, thereafter, went in a ditch and stopped there. T