( 1 ) THIS order shall govern the disposal of M. A. Nos. 1556, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561 and 1562 of 2004.

( 2 ) THIS and the connected appeals are being heard analogously as all of them arise out of the common award passed by the Second Additional Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, Rewa in motor vehicle cases decided on 24. 2. 2004.

( 3 ) ALL the aforesaid appeals have been preferred by the owners of tanker No. MP 17-C-0103, which had met with an accident with jeep bearing registration No. MP 19-A 8155 on 16. 4. 1999 at about 9 p. m. In the said accident five persons had died and three had sustained bodily injuries. One of the deceased also happened to be driver of the jeep. Shyam Sunder Rajak, respondent No. 3, was driver of the tanker. Manoj kumar, respondent No. 4, was owner of the jeep and tanker was insured with Oriental insurance Co. Ltd. , respondent No. 5, whereas jeep was insured with United india Insurance Co. Ltd. , respondent No. 6. Since five deaths had occurred on account of the aforesaid accident between the two vehicles and three had sustained injuries, the legal representatives of the deceased and the injured, all had filed