( 1 ) THIS first appeal, under section 110-D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, is directed against the award dated October 1, 1965 of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Delhi, dismissing the appellant s application under section 110-A of the Motor vehicles Act, for awarding a sum of Rs. 55,090. 00 as compensation on account of death of Sardar Niranjan Singh, husband of appellant No. 1, and father of appellants Nos. 2 to 5. The accident took place on February 11, 1963 at about 12. 30 p. m. , when according to the allegations in the application, the deceased was proceeding from Gole Market side towards Baird Road on his cycle. A D. T. U. bus, registered No. DLP 906, driven by Manphool Singh, respondent No. 1 and belonging to D. T. C. and the Delhi Municipal Corporation, respondents, Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, approached from behind and struck against the right hand side of his cycle from the rear. It is alleged that the bus was driven at a very fast speed rashly and in a negligent manner and could not be controlled. It was pleaded that the deceased was dragged towards the middle of the road and was finally knocked down mid way on the left half of the road side, resu