JUDGMENT :

B.K. Patel, J. - United India Insurance Company (for short 'the Insurance Company') is in appeal against the Order Dated 27.10.2000 u/s 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short, the Act) passed by the Member, 3rd Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhubaneswar in Misc. Case No. 334 of 1994 awarding compensation of Rs. 1,49,000 with interest ' 9% per annum from the date of filing of claim application i.e. 20.06.1994 till the date of passing of the award within two months failing which the interest would be payable till date of payment in favour of the claimants-Respondents 1 to 5 payable by the Insurance Company, on account of death of deceased Kishore Kumar Maharana in a motor vehicle accident involving the offending vehicle belonging to the Respondent No. 7 Respondent No. 6 was the previous owner of the offending vehicle. On consent the matter was taken up for disposal at the stage of admission.

2. The accident occurred at 10.30 A.M. on 16.3.1994 when the offending vehicle dashed against the scooter which the deceased was driving. It was categorically pleaded in the claim application that the offending vehicle bearing registration No. ORF-4598 was insured with the Appellant I