ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SATYA THAKUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these appeals have been heard and are being decided together as common questions of facts and law arise.

(2.) On 11/5/2018, a motor vehicle accident took place at place near KTS School, Sainj, District Solan, involving a motorcycle No.HP-64-8775 and truck No. HP-63B-2051. The rider of the motorcycle Ashish Tyagi and the person on the pillion, Sahil Thakur, both aged 19 years, sustained grievous injuries, which resulted in their death.

(3.) Legal representatives/dependents of both the deceased persons filed separate claim petitions under Sec. 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Claim petition filed by legal representatives/dependents of deceased Ashish Tyagi was registered as MAC Petition No.33-S/2 of 2018 and the claim petition filed by the legal representatives/dependents of deceased Sahil Thakur was registered as MAC Petition No.34-S/2 of 2018 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-I, Solan (for short, "the Tribunal").