JUDGMENT :

Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J.

This appeal is directed against the judgment and award, dated 17th June, 2010, made by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (I), Mandi, (hereinafter referred to as ?the Tribunal?) in Claim Petition No. 28 of 2008, titled as Dhan Dev versus Bhawani Singh & others, whereby compensation to the tune of Rs. 86,000/- with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till its realization came to be awarded in favour of the claimant-injured and against the appellants respondents No. 1 and 2 in the claim petition (hereinafter referred to as ?the impugned award?).

2. The claimant-injured and the insurer have not questioned the impugned award on any count, thus, has attained finality so far it relates to them.

3. The appellants have questioned the impugned award on the ground that the Tribunal has fallen in error in saddling them with liability and discharging the insurer.

4. The claimant-injured, namely Shri Dhan Dev, became victim of the motor vehicular accident which was caused by the driver of a private car, bearing registration No. HP-34 A-7167, on 8th December, 2007, at Bali Chowki, while driving the offending vehicle rashly and neglige