( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by the claimant under Section 110d of the Motor Vehicles act against the order dated 27-3-1974 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims tribunal, Bhopal, in Misc. Civil Case No. 19 of 1967, rejecting the entire claim arising out of a motor accident. The Tribunal has, however, held that in ease the claimant was entitled to the award of any compensation, the amount of Rs. 5,000 would be adequate compensation in its view.

( 2 ) ON 16-1-1967, the claimant V. G. Sumant who was posted as Post Master at balaghat, happened to be in Bhopal. That day In the evening while he was in the market for making some purchases from a hardware shop in Jumerati mohalla, Bhopal, and happened to be sitting on a stool outside the shop, a jeep car MPB 2844 owned by respondent No. 2 Shivnarayan Seth was parked at some distance from where he was sitting. Respondent No. 1 Shailendra Kumar, a minor son of respondent No. 2, was alleged to have driven the jeep negligently as a result of which it ran over the claimant fracturing his right ankle. The claimant contends that he spent about Rs. 1,000 over his treatment. In all, compensation of Rs. 50,000 was claimed. Respondent No.