A motor accident involving a scooterist and a Peter Rehra which is a banned indigenous makeshift motorised vehicle resulted in the death of the scooterist.
In a claim petition by his legal heirs, the Accident Claims Tribunal awarded companypensation of Rs.5,04,000/ and directed that 70 of the said amount should be recovered from the eight respondent who was the driver of the Peter Rehra and 30 should be recovered from respondents 1 to 4 the State of Punjab and its functionaries .
The said judgment was challenged by respondents 1 to 4 before the High Court on the ground that they companyld number be made liable to payment part of the companypensation.
The State was made liable on the ground that it had failed to curb the menace of such unauthorised vehicles on the road.
Leave granted.
Heard the learned companynsel.
