(1.) BOTH these appeals have arisen out of the award dated 22. 6. 2005 passed in M. A. C. Case No. 152 of 2002 and M. A. C. Case No. 153 of 2002 by the motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Dima-pur, Nagaland, whereby diverse sums of money have been granted in favour of the claimants-respondents as compensation.
(2.) AS both these appeals have arisen out of the common award aforementioned and on a request made by learned counsel for the parties, both these appeals are heard together and we dispose of these appeals by a common judgment and order.
(3.) THE material facts and various stages leading to the present appeals may, in brief, be set out as follows: