Uma Nath Singh, J. - This judgment shall also dispose of the connected FAOs (Nos. 1659 and 1660 of 2006) as all the three appeals arise out of an award dated 23.12.2005 passed by Presiding Officer, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fast Track Court, Ambala. The accident in question involves three deaths. In Claim Case No. 129-MACT of 2004 (Smt. Kala Verma and others v. Hem Raj and others) against a claim of Rs. 30,00,000/-, the Tribunal has passed an award of Rs. 10,25,000/-. In second claim case bearing No. 130-MACT of 2004 (Smt. Kala Verma and others v. Hem Raj and others), against a claim of the same amount of Rs. 30,00.000/-, Rs. 16,25,000/- has been awarded. In the third claim case bearing No. 147-MACT of 2004 (Naresh Kumari and others v. Hem Raj and others) against a claim of Rs. 25,00,000/-, an award of Rs. 14,12,000/- has been passed. In all the three cases, the Insurance has preferred appeals mainly on the quantum of sentence.

2. As per appellants case, on 1.8.2002. Vikas Verma, his father Dharam Pal Verma and one Surinder Mohan Gupta were travelling in a Maruti Car (No. HR-01-D-6716) from Ambala to Delhi. Surinder Mohan Gupta was driving the car at a moderate speed