JUDGMENT :

Common Prayer: These Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the common award dated 18.01.2016, made in M.C.O.P. Nos.851, 938, 949, 929 & 796 of 2013, on the file of the Special District Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Krishnagiri.

1. These appeals have been filed by the appellant-Transport Corporation to set aside the common award dated 18.01.2016, made in M.C.O.P. Nos.851, 938, 949, 929 & 796 of 2013, on the file of the Special District Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Krishnagiri.

2. All the appeals arise out of the same accident and common award. Hence, they are disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The appellant in all the appeals is the 1st respondent-Transport Corporation in M.C.O.P. Nos.851, 938, 949, 929 & 796 of 2013, on the file of the Special District Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Krishnagiri. The respondents 1 to 4 in C.M.A.No.468 of 2021, respondents 1 to 6 in C.M.A.No.469 of 2021, respondents 1 to 6 in C.M.A.No.470 of 2021 and respondents 1 to 4 in C.M.A.Nos.471 and 472 of 2021 respectively filed the above said claim petitions, claiming a sum of Rs.30,00,000/-, Rs.25,00,000/-, R