S. Swamikkannu, J.

1. This is an appeal by respondent Nos. 3 and 2 before the Tribunal below, against the award dated 30-3-1981 in Claim Petition No. 42 of 1980 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (District Judge), Tirunelveli, on a petition under Section 110-A (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, claiming a compensation of Rs, 45,000/- for the loss of life of one Kasi Mooppanar in a motor vehicle accident, finding that the accident took place only due to the rashness and negligence on the part of the driver of the car, TNI 2000, and that the claimants are entitled to a compensation of Rs. 33,800/-. The award was passed in favour of petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 before the Tribunal, who are respondent Nos. 1 to 3 herein, and the amount of compensation was made payable by respondent Nos. 2 and 3 before the Tribunal who are appellant Nos. 2 and 1 respectively before me. The Tribunal also directed payment of interest on the amount of compensation awarded at 6 per cent per annum from the date of the petition till the date of payment.

2. The case of the claimants was: On 31-8-1978 at about 9.30 a.m., deceased Kasi Mooppanar was going on a cycle from south to north near Meenakshi