JUDGMENT

ALKA SARIN, J. - The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants against the award dtd. 27/7/2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana (hereinafter referred to as the 'Tribunal').

2. The brief facts relevant to the present lis are that the claimants filed a claim petition under Sec. 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 stating therein that their 19 years old son Hardeep Singh was going on his motor cycle bearing No.PB-1-AT-0437 towards Y.P.S. Chowk, Patiala. He was followed by Ranjit Singh s/o Dar Amarjit Singh Cheema. When Hardeep Singh reached near the gate of Military Headquarter, Patiala then the offending Jeep bearing No.PB-57-8112 came from Y.P.S. Chowk, Patiala driving at a very high speed and on the wrong side of the road, and hit the motor-cycle of the deceased, Hardeep Singh. It was stated that the deceased was going on his motorcycle at a normal speed. The offending Jeep crushed the head of Hardeep Singh and he succumbed to his injuries at the spot. It was pleaded in the claim petition that the deceased was a young man of 19 years of age and a second year student of MBBS studying in Rajindra Medical College and Hospital, Patiala. It was als