Common Judgment: (B. Chandra Kumar,J.)

Since both the Appeals arise out of the same accident and common order, dated 05-01-2004 in O.P.Nos.595 and 300 of 2006 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Additional District Judge, Mahabubnagar, respectively, they are being disposed of by this common Judgment.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as they are arrayed in the Tribunal.

Sixteen students including both the deceased were proceeding on eight motor cycles on a holiday trip. The deceased G. Prashanth Reddy and B. Ravi Kumar, both aged about 21 years, were proceeding on a motor cycle bearing No.AP 04/6504 on 01-05-1995 from Tumkur, Karnataka State, to Kemmanannagundi. The deceased Prashanth Reddy was driving the said motor cycle and the deceased Ravi Kumar was the pillion rider. When they reached Guddadapalaym gate and proceeding along with the left side of the national highway at about 3-15 PM, the tourist bus bearing No.KA 03/5252, owned by the first respondent and insured with the second respondent, being driven by it’s driver, came in a rash and negligent manner at high speed from opposite direction and dashed against the mo