Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J.

FAO No. 193 of 2010 is directed against the judgment and award, dated 29th April, 2010, made by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (2), Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P. (for short "the Tribunal") in MACP No. 36J/2006, titled as Shri Surjeet Singh versus Shri Sandeep Mahajan and another, whereby compensation to the tune of 5,09,280/- with interest @ 7% per annum from the date of the petition till its deposition came to be awarded in favour of the claimant-injured and against the insured/owner-cum-driver (for short “the impugned award-I”).

2. Subject matter of FAO No. 194 of 2010 is the judgment and award, dated 29th April, 2010, made by the Tribunal in MACP No. 80J/2006, titled as Shri Balwan Singh and another versus Shri Sandeep Mahajan and others, whereby compensation to the tune of 58,000/- with interest @ 7% per annum from the date of the petition till its deposition came to be awarded in favour of the claimants and against the insured/owner-cum-driver (for short “the impugned award-II”).

3. Both the appeals are outcome of a vehicular accident, which was allegedly caused by the insured/owner-cum-driver, namely Shri Sandeep Mahajan, while driving the Marut