1. These revision petitions are filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by the Insurance Company against the common award passed by the Learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and Additional District Judge Cum Chief Judicial Magistrates Court, Tiruvannamalai in MACTOP Nos.300, 302, 304, 305, 307, 310, 312, 315, 316, 317, 318, 322, 323 of 2001 dated 31.12.2002.

2. The 1st respondent in all these appeals are the claimants and the 2nd respondent is the owner of the vehicle. The facts are that on 10.06.2001 at about 10.a.m., when the claimants were proceeding on Thiruvannamalai Polur main road in the lorry owned by the 2nd respondent bearing Registration no.TN 21B 5074, the lorry capsized and on account of the accident, the claimants who are travelling in the lorry were injured. According to the claimants, the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the driver of the lorry. A criminal case was also registered in Crime No.202 of 2001 against the driver of the lorry before the Kalasapakkam Police Station. The claimants contention is that they are all coolies and they were travelling in the vehicle to reach the workspot and because of the injury