1. This Judgement shall dispose of F.A.O. Nos. 395 and 830 of 1986. The former has been filed by Inderjit Singh owner and driver of the tempo No. CHW 4257 which was the offending vehicle while the latter has been filed by Mr. Tejinder Singh Gujral Advocate who sustained injuries in the accident. Both these appeals are directed against the award dated 15th March, 1986 made by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh (for short the Tribunal) deciding a claim application under Sec.110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (for short the Act) filed by Mr. Tejinder Singh Gujral. Reference to the parties in this judgement shall be made from F.A.O. No. 830 of 1986.

2. The appellant suffered injuries in a road accident which took place on 6-8-1984 at 9.30 p.m. He was driving scooter No. CHR 6 in Chandigarh and was coming from Sector 33 via Labour Chowk to Sector 7. Near the traffic lights of the crossing of Sectors 22 and 21 he gave horn, used dipper and slowed down his scooter but when he was near the divider, tempo No. CHW 4257 owned and being driven by respondent No.1 came from the side of Sector 20 at a fast speed. The said tempo took a sharp turn, hit the divider and