Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J.

By this judgment and order, all the appeals are being disposed of together because they are outcome of a motor vehicular accident, which was caused by driver, namely, Kali Dass @ Ramesh Kumar, while driving Swaraj Mazda bearing registration No. HP-28-1666, rashly and negligently.

2. In FAOs No. 140 & 146 of 2008, the insurer-Oriental Insurance Company Limited has questioned the awards passed in Claim Petition No. 67 of 2004 titled as Smt. Geeta Devi versus Jaiwanti Devi & others and Claim Petition No. 68 of 2004, titled as Raj Kumar versus Jaiwanti Devi & others, dated 4th January, 2008, hereinafter referred to as ‘the impugned awards’, on grounds taken in the memo of appeals.

3. By the medium of FAOs No. 194 & 195 of 2008, the owner has questioned the aforesaid impugned awards, on the grounds taken in the memo of appeals.

Brief Facts:

4. The claimants being victims of the motor vehicular accident had filed claim petitions before the Tribunal for grant of compensation, as per the break-ups given in the respective claim petitions. It is averred in the claim petitions that on 08.02.2004, Parvej Kumar and Raj Kumar had boarded Swaraj Mazda bearing registrat