( 1 ) THIS appeal is filed by Dina Nath, the owner of offending vehicle No. DLG 9246 which caused multiple injuries to the petitioner Des Raj (here respondent No. (1) in an accident caused on 16th December, 1968 on Najafgarh Road. Appellant No. 2 is Premier Insurance Co. Ltd. which is no more in existence after the nationalisation of the insurance companies.

( 2 ) THE Tribunal held that the accident was caused due to rash and negligent driving by the said truck No. DLG 9246 and awarded a sum of Rs. 32,000. 00 as compensation. The injured/claimant was 46 years old at the time of accident and his income was Rs. 225. 00 p. m. He was working with one Modern Electrical Manufacturing Corporation. It is an admitted fact that after the accident, he was not taken up on duty by the manufacturer.

( 3 ) AFTER the accident the injured-claimant was taken up to Willingdon Hospital in an unconscious state. Dr. K. N. Jain, who attended on him, had found that he was bleeding from his left ear and nostrils and had a wound in the skull region. He had also a fracture of right clavicle and compound fracture of both bones of left leg. He was discharged from the hospital on 6th January, 1969. Acc