( 1 ) KEWAL Krishan Chopra aged about 39 years died as a result of an accident on May 26, 1963. He left surviving him a widow and three minor children. The accident, it is stated, occurred when Chopra was going at 6. 30 p. m. on his scooter. He took a turn to the right from the New Market Road on to the Military Road. A bus belonging to the Delhi Transport Undertaking was coming down Military Road. Chopra s scooter was hit from behind by the bus and he was crushed to death. A report was lodged with the police and a case was registered against Joginder Singh, driver. The heirs and dependants of Chopra, namely, his widow and children then filed a petition under section 110/110a of the Motor Vehicles Act in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Delhi claiming compensation of Rs. 3,00,000. 00. The contention of the petitioners was that the bus belonging to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Transport Undertaking was so rashly and negligently driven by its driver Joginder Singh that it resulted in an accident in which Chopra lost his life. The respondent in the petition were the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Transport Undertaking of the Municipal Corpor