JUDGMENT :

(Nupur Bhati, J.) :

1. These two misc. appeals have been filed by the appellants/claimants being SBCMA No.533/2022 for enhancement of the compensation and the connected appeal has been filed by appellant/non-claimant No.3 being SBCMA No.844/2002 assailing the validity of the judgment and award dated 29.04.2002 passed by learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Udaipur (‘the Tribunal’) in MAC Case No.505/1996, whereby the learned Tribunal has awarded compensation of Rs.3,24,000/-along with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of filing the claim petition.

2. Facts of the case are that the claimants filed claim petition claiming compensation of Rs.9,96,680/-on account of death of Sh. Nalin Chobisa, who lost his life while he was travelling in a Bus DL-1P-7143 and the said bus met with an accident. In the claim petition, it was inter-alia alleged that on 20.04.1996 Sh. Nalin Chhobisa (deceased) was travelling in the bus DL 1P 7143 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the offending vehicle’). At about 6.35 am near Minir Bus Stand, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, as he was getting down from