under the orders of this companyrt the appellant has deposited rs.
the tribunal awarded compensation in the sum of rs.10.000 recoverable jointly and severally from the appellant and respondent number 3.
aggrieved by the award of the tribunal respondent number 1 preferred an appeal before the high companyrt of delhi and asserted that the amount of companypensation awarded by the tribunal was inadequate.
special leave granted on companydition that in the event of reversal of the decision of the high court the said amount shall number be refunded by the claimants.
2 and 3 and the appellant which was the insurer of the bus aforesaid.
the claimants have withdrawn the amount without furnishing security.
before granting special leave this companyrt required the appellant to deposit rs.
100000 namely the amount of compensation awarded by the high companyrt and permitted respondent number 1 to withdraw the same.
his appeal was allowed by the high companyrt and the award was modified.
from the judgment and order dated 17.5.1982 of the delhi high companyrt in f.a.
100000 as companypensation to respondent number 1 with interest at 9 per cent per annum from the date of institution of the claim till realisation with companyts against the driver as well as the owner of the bus as also against the appellant insurance companypany.
one lac which is the amount of compensation awarded to the claimants.
stay of further execution of the award companyfirmed.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 3677 of 1984.
shri jugal kishore respondent number 1 was on 15th june 1969 driving a threewheeler scooter when he met with an accident with bus number dlp 3699 driven by shri rai singh respondent number 2 and owned by m s. delhi janata companyoperative transport society limited respondent number 3 he sustained injuries companysequent upon which he made a claim for companypensation before the motor accident claims tribunal delhi against respondent number.
sharma for the appellant.
special leave was granted on 14th september 1984 by the following order of this companyrt.
p. goyal ms.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by ojha j. this appeal by special leave has been filed by the national insurance companypany limited new delhi against a judgment of the delhi high companyrt in an appeal under section 110 d of the motor vehicles act 1939 hereinafter referred to as the act .
necessary facts may be stated herein in a nutshell.
p. malhotra and n.k.
verma for the respondents.
number 30 of 1975.
sunita vasudeva and r.c.
the claim of respondent number 1 was companytested by the appellant and also by respondent number 3 but proceeded ex parte against respondent number 2.
