( 1 ) THIS judgment shall also govern the disposal of Miscellaneous (First) Appeal No. 10 of 1984 (Sudhaker v. State of M. P. and others); Miscellaneous (First) Appeal no. 16 of 1964 (M. P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Sudhakar and another); Miscellaneous (First) Appeal No. 17 of 1964 (M. P. State Road Transport corporation v. Sudhakar and another); Miscellaneous (First) Appeal No. 13 of 1964 (M. P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Shaileshkumar and another); miscellaneous (First) Appeal No. 14 of 1964 (M. P. State Road Transport corporation v. Smt. Indubala Bhandari and another) and Miscellaneous (First)Appeal No. 15 of 1964 (M. P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Vasudeo s/o keshavrao Vyas and another ). One of the connected appeals, namely, miscellaneous (First) Appeal No. 60 of 1963 (M. P. State Road Transport corporation and another v. Smt. Munnabai and others), which arose out of another Bus accident, has been disposed of by us by a separate judgment. These appeals arise out of a Bus accident that took place on 23-6-1961 at 1-15 p. M. between Guna and Indore, about 26 miles from Guna, when Bus No. MPG 4788, belonging to the M. P. State Road Transport Cor