JUDGMENT :

1. This is a claimants’ appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, ‘the Act’) seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Additional District Judge/M.A.C.T. Court No.6, Lakhimpur Kheri (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in a fatal road accident.

2. The claimants, who are seven in number, are all appellants in this appeal. They are the dependents of the late Vinod Kumar, who died in a road accident on 19.09.2012. The seven appellants shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as 'the claimants', except where the context requires individual reference. Respondent no.1, Vijay Kumar Chopra is the owner of the offending vehicle, a truck that caused the fatal accident. He shall hereinafter be referred to as 'the owner'. Shriram General Insurance Company Limited, Kutchehari Road, Branch Lakhimpur Kheri is the second respondent to the appeal, and likewise, to the claim petition. They are the insurers of the offending vehicle. Hereinafter, the second respondent aforesaid shall be referred to as 'the insurers'. Abdul Kader, the third respondent to