K. C. AGRAWAL, J.:- This appeal under Section 110-D of the Motor Vehicles Act has been preferred by the U. P. State Road Transport Corporation. Lucknow, against the award dated 27-1-1975 given by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. Allahabad.

2. The award was in respect of a claim made by Respondents 1 to 3 for compensation in regard to an accident in which Vidya Sagar Dwivedi, husband of Respondent 1 and father of respondents 2 and 3 died on 11th October, 1971. The allegations were that at about 9.00 P.M. when Vidya Sagar Dwivedi was driving a motor cycle near village Ramnagar, the driver of the Roadways Bus No. U. P. Z. 4537 dashed him, as a result of which Vidya Sagar Dwivedi was thrown out and received serious injuries to which he succumbed at the spot. The allegation made by Respondents 1 to 3 was that the accident had occurred on account of rash and negligent driving of the Roadways Bus by its driver Rudra Pratap Singh. It was alleged that the deceased was going on the motor cycle on his left when the aforesaid Bus driven by Rudra Pratap Singh rashly struck the deceased.

3. The claim was contested by the U. P. State Road Transport Corporation, and the allegations of n