SENGOTTUVELAN J. :- This Civil miscellaneous appeal is filed by the parents of the victim Srinivasan, who are the petitioners in MOP 182 of 1979 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. Chengalpattu, challenging the legality and correctness of the order passed by the learned Subordinate Judge, in the above said petition.

2. the facts of the case are briefly as follows :- One Srinivasan aged 25 was killed in the road accident on 11-12-1978 at G.S.T. Road in Tapalmedu village. The accident occurred while the said Srinivasan and another Mohamed Mustaq were proceeding on a motor cycle in the GST Road from north to south, while the bus belonging to the Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation bearing Registration number TMN 936 was coming from south to north in the GST Road, dashed against them resulting in the death of both of them. Hence the parents of the victim Srinivasan filed MOP 182 of 1979 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chengalpattu, claiming compensation towards loss of support.

3. According to the version of P.W. 4, who was an eye-witness to the accident, the but belonging to Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation bearing Registration Number TMN