These appeals are filed by the claimants as well as North- West Karnataka Road Transportation Corporation (for short, ‘Corporation’), Belagavi, challenging the impugned judgment and award passed by the Fast Track Court-I and Addl. MACT, Belagavi (for short, ‘Tribunal’), in MVC No.177/2009 dated 13.03.2015.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per the rankings before the Tribunal.

3. It is the case of claimants that on 11.11.2008 at about 1.30 p.m., one Rama was going as pedestrian at Harugeri-Athani road. When he reached Harugeri, he met with an accident due to rash and negligent driving of the bus belonging to the Corporation, bearing registration No.KA-23/F- 462 by its driver. As a result of which, Rama sustained grievous injuries and succumbed to the injuries at the spot.

4. It is the further case of the claimants that Smt.

Mayavva and Smt. Lakkawwa claims to be the wives of Late Rama. Petitioner No.2 is mother and respondent Nos.3 and 4 are children of Late Rama. The deceased was aged about 32 MFA No. 103007 of 2015 years and he was doing centering work and earning Rs.6,000/- p.m. It is also contended that he was an agriculturist and earning Rs.1,