1. - This appeal is directed against the judgment and award dated 12.6.1996 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal No. 2, Udaipur (for short the Tribunal'). whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.6,80,000/- in favour of respondent-claimants No. 1 to 6 (for short 'the claimants') and against the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur (for short 'the Corporation'). aggrieved by the judgment and award impugned, the Corporation has filed the instant appeal.

2. Briefly stated facts which are relevant and necessary for decision of this appeal are that on 5.1.1995 at about 8.45 PM., Kanhaiya Lal was proceeding from village Parsad to Peepli. He was walking on his correct side of the road. At the relevant time, the bus owned by the Corporation bearing No. RJ-14 P-1558 came from opposite direction, which was driven by its driver respondent No. 7 Sarafat Ali at a great speed and rashly and negligently, suddently went towards extreme wrong side of the road and hit Kanhiya Lal, who succumbed to injuries instantaneously. The said accident took place near the hotel owned by AW 3 Vijay Kumar. The claimants, who are the legal representatives of deceased Kanhiya Lal f