R.S. Garg, J.

1. This judgment shall also dispose of M.A. No. 102 of 1991. A motor car No. MPK 2125 was originally belonging to Pushpa Bhatnagar. Pushpa Bhatnagar transferred the vehicle to appellant No. 2 Asha Waswani on 30.5.1983. The insurance policy was taken on 2.6.1983 in the name of Pushpa Bhatnagar. It is said that Pushpa Bhatnagar after transfer, and appellant No. 1 Ashok Kumar informed the insurance company that Pushpa Bhatnagar had transferred the vehicle to Asha Waswani. Ashok Kumar stated that on 3.6.83, he had informed that after purchasing the vehicle from Pushpa Bhatnagar, the vehicle was got insured by him for the benefit of his wife in the name of Pushpa Bhatnagar as appellant No. 2 was not the registered owner. The said vehicle was involved in accident on 4.6.1983. Malkibai, wife of Mohan Lai, filed Claim Case No. 16 of 1983 against the present appellants and respondent No. 2. Similarly, Mohan Lai filed Claim Case No. 17 of 1983 against the aforesaid persons. As the claims were the result of the same accident, Case No. 17 of 1983 was consolidated with Case No. 16 of 1983. The defence of the present appellants was that as they were not the registered owners