This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short the Act) is directed against the impugned award dated 29.3.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Additional District Judge, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar (for short the Tribunal), whereby the claimant appellants have been awarded compensation of Rs. 1,02,000/- payable by the opposite party-respondent no. 2 – New India Assurance Company and a rider has been put on the Insurance Company that in case the compensation is not paid within two month, the claimants shall be entitled to the interest @ 9% per annum.

2. Relevant facts, giving rise to the present appeal, in brief, are that the appellants-claimants filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Act before the Tribunal alleging therein that the father of the claimants- Shiv Charan Lal lost his life in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on 30.5.2006 at 10.30 a.m. due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of ill-fated bus No. DBP-2004. The report of the accident was lodged with the police on 30.5.2006 and a criminal case was also registered at Crime No. 2425/2006 against the driver of the vehicle. It was