JUDGMENT

(Common Prayer:- Civil Miscellaneous Appeals filed under Section 173 of The Motor Vehicles Act against the Judgment and Decree dated 28.04.2000 made in MCOP Nos.786, 787 and 788 of 1995 on the file of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Principal Sub Court), Villupuram.)

Common Judgment

1. All these appeals arise out of a common Judgment dated 28.04.2000 made in MCOP Nos.786, 787 and 788 of 1995 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Principal Sub Court), Villupuram.

2. Since all the appeals arise out of the same accident and common award, they are taken up together and disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The parties to these appeals are referred to as per their ranks in the claim petitions for the sake of convenience.

4. Before the Tribunal, three Claim Petitions were filed in MCOP Nos.786, 787 and 788 of 1995. MCOP No. 786 of 1995 was filed by the wife, minor daughter, minor son and mother of the deceased – L.S.Ravi; MCOP No. 787 of 1995 was filed by the injured claimant – Jaya Prakash and MCOP No. 788 of 1995 was filed by another injured claimant – Mohanram.

5. On 23.08.1994, the deceased – L.S.Ravi and his friends R.G.Mohanram and K.Jaya Prakash (injured claimants) proceeded