H.S.Bedi, J.

1. By this judgment I propose to dispose of FAO Nos. 1435 and 1436 of 1996 as these arise out of the same award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh.

2. On 25th March, 1992 Pawan Kumar Dhir, since deceased, and Sat Pal injured had come to Chandigarh to attend some meeting at the Congress Bhawan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, in a private bus. These two alighted from the bus at 12.40 p.m. just opposite the Congress Bhawan in front of the Government College for Boys Sector 11, Chandigarh, and started crossing the road towards the Congress Bhawan. They had just taken a step towards the Congress Bhawan from the road divider, when a scooter bearing No. HR 29-A 0011 being driven at a very high speed by Harinder Singh respondent No. 2 came from the side of the petrol-pump Sector 15, Chandigarh and struck against the legs of Pawan Kumar Dhir and Sat Pal. Both these persons fell down on the road and were thereafter rushed to the PGI where they remained under treatment from 25th March, 1992 to 3rd April, 1992. Pawan Kumar Dhir was thereafter removed to Kapurthala but he died on 6th April, 1992 as a consequence of the injuries that he had sustained. Two claim petiti