(1.) Leave granted in all the Special Leave Petitions.
(2.) The question involved in these appeals centres around the liability of the insurance company to indemnity the owner of the vehicle in respect of death of passengers travelling in goods carriage. The dates of accident being different, different provisions would apply. We would notice the law operating in the field at the outset and apply the same in each case separately.
(3.) The relevant portion of Section 147 of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short "the Act"), prior to its amendment, reads as under : "Requirements of policies and limits of liability.-