Hon’ble Ashok Pal Singh, J.—The instant appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act (in short hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has been preferred by the claimants appellants against the judgment and award dated 11.12.2012 passed by Motor Accident Claim Tribunal/Additional District and Sessions Judge (Ex-Cadre), Court No. 2, Sultanpur in MACP No. 364 of 2011 for the enhancement of compensation awarded.

2. As borne out from the record and hearing of the learned counsel for the parties, the accident in question occurred in the intervening night of 15/16-4-2011 when the truck of respondent No. 1, which was being driven rashly and negligently by respondent No. 2 after having lost control and hitting a tree got overturned. The deceased Rakesh Kumar Sharma and several other persons sitting in the truck became injured. However, the deceased having injured seriously succumbed to his injures while being taken to the hospital. The claimants being the family members and dependents of the deceased presented a claim petition before the Tribunal under Section 166 of the Act. The deceased was stated by them to be aged about 24 years at the time of accident and carrying on a dri