AMAR SINGH Vs. NATHA RAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order shall dispose of two appeals bearing No. 876 and 1058 of 1992. For the sake of convenience, facts are being taken from FAO No. 1058 of 1992.

(2.) THE present appeals have been filed against a common award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sirsa vide which the claim petitions filed by the claimants were dismissed.

(3.) CLAIM Petition No. 23 of 1990 was brought by Amar Singh and Bharawan Bai, who are the parents of the deceased Manjit Singh. They claimed that they were solely dependent on their son Manjit Singh (deceased), who was a bachelor and aged about 21 years at the time of this mishap and was earning Rs. 1,500 per month by doing the job of an agricultural labourer. They sought compensation of Rs. two lacs, under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act') and interim compensation in the sum of Rs. 25,000 under Section 140 of the Act. It was claimed that Natha Singh respondent No.l was erring driver and Ram Sarup respondent No. 2 was owner of jeep No. RSF-1978 and, therefore, they were liable to pay compensation to the claimants. It was also mentioned that jeep was not insured with any Insurance Company at the time of accident.