( 1 ) THIS is an appeal filed by the insurer-non-applicant against the award dated 7-8-1978 made by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mandleshwar in Claim Case No. 1/78 whereby the learned Tribunal has awarded compensation to the claimant-injured amounting to Rs. 15,000/- with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of the claim petition till realisation.

( 2 ) THE brief history of this case is like this, on 29-8-77, the passenger bus bearing Registration No. MPF-7144 carrying the claimant, a young boy having passed B. Sc. was involved in an accident due to rash and negligent driving by its driver as a result of which, the claimant-passenger sustained grievous injuries and has suffered a partial permanent disablement of his hand as found by the Tribunal. The learned Tribunal made an award of Rs. 15,000/- (15,000/-) with interest as aforesaid against all the three non-applicants, namely, the bus-owner, driver and the insurer jointly and severally. However, the Tribunal gave a direction to the insurer, the present appellant, to pay the entire amount of award even though the liability has been held to be of all the three non-applicants jointly and severally. Being aggri