P.K. Lohra, J.

This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act') depicts a sordid tale of appellants family which lost its mentor/Karta in a road accident. The gory tragedy in the family engulfed life of a young man Mr. K.C. Gupta with admirable credentials as he was a technocrat and entrepreneur. Endeavour of the appellants in the instant appeal is to seek enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Bhilwara (for short 'the learned Tribunal').

2. Succinctly stated facts of the case are that appellants laid a claim petition under Section 166 of the Act alleging therein that on 18.3.1993 truck No. HR 23/2005 owned by respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and insured with the fifth respondent dashed with Maruti Car No DDU 935 at 11.30 p.m. near Hamirgarh National Highway in which deceased K.C. Gupta was travelling with his two drivers Fazal Hussain and Suresh Kumar. Attributing negligence to the driver of the truck, it is stated in the claim petition that truck was driven by its driver rashly and negligently at a fast spe