(1.) Heard finally.
(2.) INSTANT appeal u/s. 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 has been filed by the claimants -appellants seeking enhancement of the award Dt. 10/08/2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tonk in claim case No. 837/2005 (131/2004) by which a compensation to the tune of Rs. 2,89,000/ - has been awarded to the claimants -appellants.
(3.) THE claimants -appellants submitted claim petition before the Tribunal wherein it was pleaded that the respondent No. 1 was driver of the offending vehicle while the respondent No. 2 was owner and both are liable to pay compensation, however, since the vehicle was insured with the Insurance Company, the Insurance Company was also impleaded as respondent No. 3.