herein that the suits have been instituted by the minor children through their respective father. The statements of the father of each child have been recorded. In File No.31 in addition to the statements of father Mushtaq Ahmad the statements of Mohd. Azeem, Abdul Ganie, Mohd. Sadeeq and Dr. Shalinder Sharma have been recorded. In File No. 32 and 33, the statement of father Mohd. Ishaq and the statements of Mohd. Azeem, Abdul Ganie, Mohd. Sadeeq and Dr. Shalinder Sharma have been recorded. In other words, the witnesses except the father of the children are same in all the cases. The perusal of the statements of the witnesses produced in the suits reveal that they are not witness to the alleged blast which purportedly resulted into permanent disability to the plaintiffs. It is, however, evident from the statements of the said witnesses that some blast occurred around or nearby the area where 25 RR C/o 56 APO Company i.e. appellant No.2 was stationed and the people reached the spot of the blast after sometime. The area where the blast took place was not secured by any means by the appellant No.2. The blast resulted into injuries to the children who were on their way back from school to their homes. It may be noted herein that the defendants did not produce any evidence in rebuttal. However, it is also pertinent to note that the defendants in the written statements filed in the case did mention that the army people reached the spot after the blast took place though they denied that the blast was executed by the
