1. - This is an appeal against the judgment and award of the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jodhpur (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) dated 27.4.1982 whereby the learned lower court has awarded a sum of Rs. 7,500/- in favour of claimant-respondent No. 1 against the appellant and has rejected the claim of the claimant-respondent No. 1 against the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. The amount of the claim has been made payable with 6 per cent interest per annum from 3.10.1977.

2. The facts necessary to be noticed for the disposal of this appeal briefly stated are: that the claimant-respondent No. I Shanker- lal was going to Sheoganj alongwith his companions Prabhu, Mangilal, Tararam, Liladhar and Pukhraj on three cycles at about 9.30 p.m. on 2.4.1978 to see a picture at Sheoganj. When they reached the 'Jawai Bridge', on account of an upgradient in the road of the bridge, they got down from their cycles. It is alleged that from the opposite side, i.e., from Sheoganj side, a car came at a fast speed and struck against the cycle of claimant-respondent No. I Shankerlal. That car was bearing No. RJQ 3191. It was an Ambassador car and was driven by appellant Shankerlal. It