ORDER

Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. - A claim petition filed by Krishan Pal and Smt.Sheela Devi under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (herein referred to as 'the Act') seeking compensation to the tune of Rs. 5 lakhs on account of death of their son Sonu in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 23.4.2010 came to be decided by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat vide award dated 12.9.2013 and a compensation amount of Rs. 3,36,000/- was awarded. The liability to pay the compensation amount was held to be joint and several upon the respondents including the Insurance Company.

2. Instant appeal has been filed by the appellant-Insurance Company assailing the award dated 12.9.2013 passed by the Tribunal and confining the scope thereof as regards recovery rights having not been granted to recover the compensation amount from the driver-cum-owner of the offending vehicle.

3. Briefly, it may be noticed that the claim petition had been filed by the claimants i.e. parents of deceased Sonu on the averments that on 23.4.2010, Sonu had proceeded along with Rampat who was the owner and driver of a Combine Harvester Machine for harvesting the fields. At about 5.30 p.m. when