Hon’ble Krishna Murari, J.—These are two appeals filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short the ‘Act’) against the judgement and award dated 7.4.1993 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mathura awarding a sum of Rs. 4,30,000/- as compensation on account of death of one Virendra Sharma in a motor accident.

First Appeal No. 686 of 1993 has been filed by the Insurance Company alleging that the award made is excessive. Whereas First Appeal No. 674 of 1999 has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of the award.

The two appeals are to be considered in the backdrop of the following facts—

Virendra Sharma met with a fatal accident on 4.12.1989 at about 11.30 a.m. near Van Chetana Kendra on Vrindavan-Mathura Road while he was going on his scooter. He was knocked down by Ambassador car bearing registration No. UGE-1299, which was being driven rashly and negligently. He suffered grievous injuries and underwent treatment at various hospital from 4.12.1989 to 26.12.1989 and ultimately died on 26.12.1989 at Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. At the time of accident, the deceased was aged about 26 years and was a Government employee drawing monthly sala