1. This appeal, filed under S.173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is directed against the award dated 15.7.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Anantnag (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal') in the claim petition filed by the petitioners herein, thereby holding the respondent No. 1 (registered owner) and respondent No. 2 (attorney of respondent No. 1) jointly and severally liable for compensation to the tune of Rs.7,08,000, along with interest at 6 per cent per annum, from the date of filing of the claim petition, i.e., 9.4.2008, already awarded by the Tribunal vide order / award dated 9.6.2014.

2. The appellants, while claiming to be the legal heirs of deceased - Gh. Mohi - ud - Din Dar, who is stated to have expired on account of a road accident on 6.5.2007 after being hit by a speeding Maruti car bearing registration No. DL5CA - 2117 at Qaimoh, Tehsil and District Kulgam owned by respondent No. 1 herein and with reference to which F.I.R. No. 98/2007 was registered at Police Station, Kulgam for the commission of offences punishable under S.279, S.304 - A, 379 and 109 of the erstwhile Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), filed a claim petition before the Tribunal