RAMANUJAM J.

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Cuddalore, in so far as it is against the appellant, who is the fourth claimant before the Tribunal. On 9th July, 1971, at about 6.15 p.m. near Vellar Bridge, Thozhudur, South Arcot Dt., on the Madras Trichi Main Road, lorry bearing registration No. PYK 1249 driven by one Veeraswami collided with an Ambassador car MSC 7340 driven by one Ramaswami, husband of the appellant. As a result of the said collision, the said Ramaswami sustained multiple grievous injuries and he succumbed to those injuries on the way to the hospital. The driver of the car, who was also travelling with the said Ramaswami, also sustained injuries. On the ground that the said collision was due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the lorry, the dependants, the mother, wife and two children of the deceased Ramaswami, filed a claim before the Claims Tribunal claiming a compensation of Rs. 2, 00, 000. The first claimant was the mother and claimants Nos. 2 and 3 were the children of the deceased by his first wife and the fourth claimant was his second wife.

The said claim was resist