SINHA, J. :- These three First Appeals from order arise out of the order dated 24th July, 1975, passed by the Claims Tribunal, Bulandshahr, awarding a sum of Rs. 78,000 as compensation to the claimant under S.110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act.

2. The facts of the case briefly stated are as follows:

Randhir Singh (hereinafter to be called the claimant) was working as a driver on Tempo No. UPPP 3480 which belonged to his brother Raj Bir Singh. On 10th of October, 1972, the claimant was driving the tempo from Bulandshahr to Sikandarabad with six passengers in it. At about 3 p.m., when the tempo was near village Lalpurat a distance of three miles from Sikandarabad, Truck No. U.P.P. 1739 was seen coming from the opposite side, driven at a fast speed and in a rash and negligent manner. Noticing that the claimant took down his tempo on the kachcha part of the road to his left. The truck however, came down on that side of the road and dashed against the tempo, as a result of which the tempo fell down in a ditch that adjoined the road. The claimant sustained serious injuries in both his legs as a result of this accident. The driver on the truck ran away. The claimant was taken to Sika