( 1 ) HEARD Shri S. K. Misra, learned councel for the petitioners and Sri S. K. Garg for respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

( 2 ) THIS writ petitio has been filed against the impunged award dated 26-8-1996, Annexure 6 to the writ petition passed by the Collector under Section (1) of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (hereinafter referred to as the "1991 Act" ).

( 3 ) THE Facts of the casethe facts of the case are that the respondent No. 1 and 3 are the father and mother of one late Anil Gurang. They filed a claim petition on 10-7-1995 under Section 6 (1) of the 1991 Act before the collector. True copy of the application is Annexure - 1 to the writ petition. In this application it has been alleged that the applicants are the parents and legal representatives of Late Anil Gurang who was unmarried and employed in Hilton Hotel, Dehradun. Anil Gurand used to financially support his parents from his income. On 16-10-1994 Anil Gurang had gone for a wedding, and while going in the wedding procession the trolly of the band came into contact with an electric wire which had been hanging at a low height of about 10 feet due to negligence of the respondants in the claim petition. There