( 1 ) THIS appeal is filed by the 1st respondent in O. P. No. 36 of 1970 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Additional District Judge) Chittoor.

( 2 ) THE appellant is the registered owner of the lorry APD 841 which met with an accident on 16-2-1970 at 5 a. m. on the Highway near Chittoor. As a result of the said accident one Rangaiah Naidu, and agriculturist who was crossing the road, was knocked down and his legs were severed. Three days thereafter i. e. on 19-2-1970 the victim of the accident expired. He was survived by his wife and two sons, who put in a claim for Rs. 50,000. 00. To that claim petition they impleaded the 1st respondent the registered owner, the 2nd respondent, Scindia Insurance Company and the 3rd respondent, who is alleged to have purchased the vehicle in question. That claim was resisted by the 1st respondent inter alia on the ground that he sold the lorry to the 3rd respondent on 4-11-1969 and handed over possession of the vehicle to the 3rd respondent. As he was not the owner of the vehicle on the day it met with the accident, he was not liable for any damages. It is unnecessary for the purpose of the disposal of this appeal