S.Sarwar Ali, J.

1. Dhan Bahadur Thappa was the unfortunate victim of an accident in which he lost his life. His widow Manu Maya Thapa on behalf of herself and her minor children filed an application under Sec.110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Act No. IV of 1939) [hereinafter referred to as the Act] claiming compensation of Rs. 39,080/. The application has been allowed in part by the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, Singhbhum, Chaibasa and compensation to the extent of Rs. 10,000.00 has been awarded. The appellant was a party to the claim case being the owner of the motor vehicle which had caused the accident. Respondent No. 4, New India Assurance Company Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as the Insurance Company) was also before the Tribunal being the insurer of the vehicle. In this Court the owner Sardar Mohan Singh Bedi is the appellant. A cross-objection has been filed on behalf of respondents 1 to 3, the claimants before the Claims Tribunal.

2. On 18-6-1962 as a result of an accident caused by a public carrier bearing No. 5345 owned by the appellant Sardar Mohan Singh Bedi, Dhan Bahadur Thapa was crushed to death. An application under Sec.110-A of the Act was