N.S. RAMASWAMI, J. :- These four civil miscellaneous appeals arise out of two claim petitions before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chingleput. The said Tribunal disposed of three claim petitions by a common judgement, the claims in all these three petitions arising out of one and the same accident. The accident in question occurred on 11-5-1967 at about 8.30 a.m. near Ambattur in Avadi-Madras road. The Vehicle involved in the accident is the bus bearing registration No. MDF 1376 owned by the 1st respondent in all the three petitions before the Claims Tribunal Minor Ravi (by his next friend) is the petitioner in M. O. P. No. 60 of 1967. Meyyappan is the petitioner in M. O. P. 61 of 1967 and Annamalai is the petitioner in M. O. P, No. 64 of 1967. Out of these three petitioners, the first two, viz., minor Ravi and Meyyappan, were passengers in the bus concerned. The 2nd respondent in all these petitions was the driver of the vehicle and the 3rd respondent is the insurer of the vehicle.

2. Admittedly the bus MDF 1376 which had been engaged by a group of persons, was returning from Tirupathi. When the bus was proceeding towards Madras on the morning of 11-5-1967, it capsi