These appeals are filed by the appellant/Insurance

Company challenging the judgments and awards passed

by the Tribunal, in MVC No.333/2017, MVC No.334/2017

and MVC No.338/2017 respectively, arising out of the road

traffic accident which occurred on 14.05.2015.

Brief facts of the case are that on 14.05.2015,

at about 17.00 hours, the claimants were traveling as

passengers in a Swift Desire Car bearing registration

No.KA-20-C-9159 from Hebri Village towards Hassan and

when the said car reached Bajagoli-Dharmasthala Road at

Chende Basadi, Bajagoli, due to rash and negligent driving

of the driver, the said car dashed to the Tipper bearing

Registration No.KA-20-D-3420, due to which the claimants

sustained simple as well as grievous injuries. Therefore,

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the claimants have filed the claim petition under Section

166

of

the

Indian

Motor

Vehicles

Act,

seeking

compensation.

Heard the learned counsel for the appellant-

Insurance Company and the respondents-claimants and

perused the records.

4.

Learned counsel for the appellant-Insurance

Company submits that the driver of the Swift Desire Car

was not holding valid and effective driving license as on

the date of the accident. It is fu