1. Since both these appeals arise from the same order passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, they are being disposed of by this common order. F.A.O. No. 417 of 2002 is the appeal filed by the appellants for enhancement of compensation for death of Baldev Singh, husband of appellant No. 1 and father of appellant Nos. 2 to 5, who died in a road accident alleged to have been caused by the rash and negligent driving of the bus owned by respondent No. 1 and being driven by respondent No. 2. The second appeal is filed by Delhi Transport Corporation for setting aside the award of the Tribunal. A few facts relevant for deciding this appeal are:
One Baldev Singh was employed as Head Constable with the Delhi Police; that on the intervening night of 10/11.9.1999 at about 00.05 a.m. when he was waiting for a bus at Najafgarh Road in front of fish market near T point Uttam Nagar and was standing beside a D.T.C. bus parked alongside the road a little ahead of Uttam Nagar bus terminal, another D.T.C. bus bearing No. DL 1P 9418 being driven by respondent No. 2 in a rash and negligent manner without blowing horn and in contravention of traffic rules, came at a very fast speed and sandwiched