1. This judgment will dispose of F.A.O. 24 of 1969, L.P.A. 303 of 1967, L.P.A. 258 of 1970 L.P.A. 274 of 1970 and L.P.A. 287 of 1970, as they havebeen heard together owing to the fact that some questions of law arising in these cases are common.

2. The facts of F.A.O. 24 of 1969 are that one Manohar Lal died in an accident on January 8,1966, and his legal representatives, namely, widowed mother and three minor children, filed an application claiming compensation of Rs. 1,11,000.00, the details of which are as under :

1. Rs. 1,00,000.00 for the loss of life of the said Manohar Lal; 2. Rs. 1,000.00 for medical treatment and other religious rituals ; and 3. Rs. l0,000.00 for agony, harassment, pain, mental torture and worry.

3. Manohar Lal was going on a scooter when truck No. PNG-5202 dashed against him. The truck was going at such a great speed that Manohar Lal died on the spot and his scooter was also damaged. It was found by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (District and Sessions Judge, Gurgaon) (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), that the accident was due to the rash and negligent driving of the truck by its driver. The applicants were held to be the leg