Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge

Present appeal has been preferred by Insurance Company under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act against Award dated 20th August, 2013 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (II), Shimla (in short ‘the MACT’) in Claim Petition No. 27-S/2 of 2010 titled Satya Devi and others vs. Baldev Ram and others filed under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act whereby the MACT has held that claimants/respondents No.1 to 6 are entitled for compensation of Rs.15,80,000/- along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from

the date of filing of petition i.e. 25th March, 2010 till realization of whole amount which includes loss of contribution Rs.15,60,000/-, loss of estate Rs.5000/-, funeral charges Rs.5000/- and loss of consortium Rs.10,000/-.

2 For convenience, the parties herein are being referred as per their status before the MACT.

3 Brief facts of the case are that on 10th July, 2009 deceased Surat Ram, working as T-mate in the Electricity Department, and his co-employee Budhi Ram, working as Assistant Lineman in the same Department, were returning from Nav Bahar after attending the complaints of consumers, boarded the bus bearing registration No