JUDGMENT :

(Common Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeals filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the common award and judgment dated 04.01.2012 made in MCOP.Nos.559 & 509 of 2010 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Fast Tract Court No.2) Poonamallee.)

(These Appeal have been taken up for hearing through Video Conferencing)

1. These two appeals have been filed by the respective claimants seeking enhancement of compensation under the impugned common award dated 04.08.2012 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Fast Track Court No.2, Poonamallee in MCOP.Nos.559 & 509 of 2012 respectively. CMA.No.2734 of 2014 arises out of MCOP.No.559 of 2012 and CMA.No.2735 of 2014 arises out of MCOP.No.509 of 2012.

2. The findings of the Tribunal under the impugned common award as regards the negligence of the driver of the insured vehicle has attained finality, since no appeal has been filed by the second respondent insurance company challenging the said findings.

3. The only question involved in these appeals are whether the quantum of compensation assess