( 1 ) THIS appeal under Section 110-D of the Motor Vehicles Act. 1939, filed by the claimant, is directed against an award of the Claims Tribunal. Jabalpur, dated 17th april 1968, seeking an enhancement of the compensation amount.

( 2 ) THE material facts, shortly stated, are as follows. The claim for compensation arose out of an accident involving the death of the claimant's son, Sureshchandra sohaney, who was a temporary Junior Engineer in the Public Works Department (Irrigation), Government of Madhya Pradesh, arising out of the use of the government jeep --M. P. R. 7045. He was travelling in the jeep along with Shri R. J. Agrawal. Assistant Engineer. P. W. D. Seoni (N. A. W. 1) and the jeep was driven by the driver, Abdul Bashir (N. A. W. 2) They had come to Jabalpur in connection with Government work and had been to the M. P. E. B. office on 25th october. 1964, to reach one Shri Aiyangar. Superintending Engineer, P. W. D. , on their way back to Seoni. While the jeep was negotiating a curve on the M. P. E. B. private road for taking the Jabalpur-Nagpur road, it skidded and went out of control and fell into a khud. The deceased received head injuries and was removed