JUDGMENT :

1. This common order shall dispose of the instant review petitions filed against the judgment dated 05.11.2013 passed by this Court in Civil appeal Nos. 119/2012, 120/2012, 121/2012, 122/2012, 123/2012, 124/2012, 125/2012 and cross appeal No. 56/2013.

2. Before adverting to the grounds urged in the instant petitions, it would be appropriate to give a brief background of the case as stated in the petitions hereunder: -

(i) According to the petitioner, his vehicle bearing No. JK02P-5325, met with an accident on 18.06.2006 at 157th KM on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, as a result of which 26 passengers lost their lives including the driver of the vehicle namely Ved Prakash. An FIR being FIR No. 73/2006 is stated to have been registered with Police Station, Ramban in this regard.

(ii) It is being stated that claim petitions under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, (for short the Act) came to be filed before various Motor Accident Claim Tribunals (for short the Tribunal) out of which seven came to be filed at Jammu, seven at Srinagar, eight at Pulwama and one at Rajouri.

(iii) It is being further stated that out of the total claim petitions filed, first batch of claim petitions