1. - This Civil Misc. Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been preferred by the claimant against the award dated 20-8-1996 passed by the Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pratapgarh in Claim Case No. 60/1992 whereby the claim application for compensation in relation to damage to the property was disallowed.

2. Brief facts relevant for the present purpose are that the claimant submitted a claim application seeking an amount of Rs. 19070/- as compensation against the non-applicants with the averments that on 2-7-1989 at about 5.30 p.m. driver of his bus bearing registration No. RJH- 2961 was driving the bus from Pratapgarh to Chhoti Sadri carrying conductor of the vehicle and so also the passengers. At Jnakhamiya Bridge, because of the cattle, the vehicle was stopped then Mohan Singh driver of the bus bearing registration No. RRB-6958 came driving the bus in a high speed rashly and negligently and hit the applicant's bus RJH-2961 on the rear side which resulted in breaking of the ladder, two glasses and substantial dent on the rear side. The applicant detailed out the expenses incurred by him in the repairs and so also other losses and claimed an amoun