(1.) Being aggrieved by the finding regarding negligence fixed on the driver of the Van, bearing Registration No. TN 45 0126, owned by the third Respondent and insured with the Appellant-Oriental Insurance Company, Coimbatore, and the quantum of compensation awarded to the Respondents 1 and 2, the present appeal has been filed by the Appellant-Insurance Company. According to the Appellant-Insurance Company, the claim petition itself is not maintainable, as the Respondents/claimants were not dependents on the income of the deceased.
(2.) Facts leading to the appeal are as follows:
(3.) The owner of the van remained ex parte, before the Tribunal.