R. SUBRAMANIAN, J.

1. The challenge in all these appeals is to the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, (Special District Judge), Dharmapuri made in MCOP.Nos.89 to 106 of 2014, dated 23.09.2014, in and by which, the Tribunal, while granting compensation to the victims of a road accident that occurred on 01.09.2011 directed the Insurance Company to pay the compensation with liberty to recover the same from the owner of the vehicle.

The case of the claimants before the Tribunal is as follows:-

2. On 01.09.2011, a group of persons had engaged an Eicher van (goods vehicle) bearing registration No.TN-29-AW-4232 belonging to the 1st respondent, to go to Soolakurichi from Kotapatty to attend the marriage of one Govindan with Bagyalakshmi. After the marriage, while they were returning in the same vehicle to Kotapatty, the driver of the vehicle drove the same in a rash and negligent manner, resulting in the vehicle toppling in the middle of the road. Due to the said accident, some of the persons travelling in the said Eicher van died and some of them suffered grievous injuries, which led to the filing of the above claim petitions which are 18 in number. The claimants sought for