M.R. SHAH, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned Judgment and Award passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxiliary), Banaskantha at Palanpur in Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 120 of 1986 dated 21/9/2002, by which the learned tribunal has held the original opponent No. 4 jointly and severally liable to pay compensation for the injuries sustained by the original claimant in the vehicular accident, appellant herein-original opponent No. 4 - financer - Himmatnagar Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd. has preferred the present First Appeal.

2. In a vehicular accident which occurred/took place on 5/12/1985, the original claimant, who was travelling as a passenger in a Jeep bearing registration No. GRN 1126, sustained severe injuries. Therefore, the original injured claimant filed Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 120 of 1986 before the learned tribunal claiming compensation of Rs.50,000/- for the injuries sustained by him. It was the case on behalf of the original claimant that due to rash and negligent driving of the opponent No. 5, driver of aforesaid Jeep, the accident has occurred. That the jeep involved in the accident was owned by the opponent