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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred for setting aside the award dated 22.04.2011 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), whereby, claim petition filed by the appellants/claimants, was dismissed.

FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE

2. The brief facts of the case as per award dated 22.04.2011 are that on 19.12.09 at about 10.30 pm Purushotam Datt Sharma (since deceased) was coming from village Mundhal to village Bass on his motor cycle bearing temporary Regn. No. HR-99 CD (Temp).4729 and when he reached at Madan Heri Mor, T Point, Jind Bhiwani road, truck bearing regn. No. HR-46A-4927 (hereinafter referred to as the offending vehicle) which was being driven by respondent no.1 in a rash and struck against negligent manner, Purushotam Dass Sharma. As a result of the accident, injured fell down on the left side of road and died at the spot. The driver of the offending vehicle ran away from the spot after causing the bearing no.420 accident. FIR dated 20.12.09 sections under 279/304A IPC Police Station Narnaund was registered regarding the accident. Post Mortem of the deceased was conducted at General Hospital, Hansi. It is further submitted that the accident took place solely due to rash and negligent driving of respondent no.1, who being driver, respondents no.2 and 3 being owners and respondent no.4 offending being vehicle insurer of the jointly are and severally liable to pay compensation to the petitioners.

3. Upon notice of the claim petition, the respondents appeared and filed their separate replies denying the factum of accident/compensation.

4. From the pleadings of