M.Y. Eqbal, Chief Justice.

1. This Appeal by the Claimants-Appellants is directed against the judgment and award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Salem in M.C.O.P. No.553 of 1999, whereby a consolidated amount of Rs.80,000/-has been awarded as compensation in favour of 2nd and 3rd Petitioners viz., the 2nd and 3rd Respondent herein, who are the mother and father of the deceased.

2. The facts of the case lie in a narrow compass.

The Appellants filed the Claim Petition for the grant of compensation on account of death one Babu Shankar while he was traveling in a Tata Sierra Car bearing Registration No.TN-01-K4878 from Salem to Bangalore along with his friends. The 1st Appellant was the wife and the 2nd and 3rd Appellants are the parents of the deceased Babu Shankar. When the Car was proceeding on Krishnagiri-Hosur National Highway at Guruparapalli Junction Road near the bridge at Bharatha Koil a Lorry bearing Registration No.KA-01-A7254 came in the opposite direction driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner dashed against the Car in which the deceased Babu Shankar was traveling. Due to the said impact the car was badly damaged and it fell in the sl