S.B. Majmudar, J. -- 1. The appellants, who were the original claimants in Claim Petition No.9 of 1976 before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gwalior, have felt aggrieved by the order passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, Bench Gwalior in civil Misc. Appeal No. 174 of 1977 by which, according to the appellants, the High Court only marginally enhanced the compensation payable by Respondents 1 and 2 to the appellants. They have obtained special leave to appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution of India from this Court and that is how this appeal was placed for final hearing before us.

Introductory Facts

2. A few relevant facts leading to these proceedings may be noted at the outset. Appellant 1 is the widow of late Captain Rama Kant Dixit who died on 16.3.1975 in a road accident. Appellant 2 was the minor daughter of Appellant 1 who by now has become major as she was aged 14 years in 1985 when petition for special leave to appeal was moved in this Court. It is the case of the appellants that late Capt. Rama Kant Dixit was hit by the offending truck owned by Respondent 1 which was driven at the relevant time by Respondent 2. The truck was insured against t