Gurnam Singh, J.

1. Gurmel Singh son of Bachan Singh, resident of village Bapdi died in an accident on 4-12-1970 near village Andhgarh on Karnal-Indri-Ladwa road. Bachan Singh, father, Budho, mother, Parkasho and Krishni, sisters and Rattan Singh brother of Gurmel Singh deceased, as legal representatives of Gurmel Singh, submitted an application for compensation amounting to rupees one lakh under section 110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, alleging that the death of Gurmel Singh had been caused by rash and negligent driving of truck No. HRK 6664 by Prabh Dayal driver. The petitioners alleged that Gurmel Singh deceased was working as a labourer with P.W.D. (B&R) authorities on the Karnal-Indri road, that he had gone to Indri on 4-12-1970 on a cycle to receive his wages, that he was carrying Gurbux Singh, another labourer, on the cycle who also had to collect his wages and that Bachan Singh, one of the claimants, had also accompanied him on a cycle. It is further alleged that when they reached Indri, they were informed that they could collect their wages from the officer who was with the labourers near village Andhgarh, that all of them left for Andhgarh, that when they reached