Honble ARORA, J. – This appeal is directed against the award dated 9.1.85 passed by the Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Churu, by which the learned Judge of the Tribunal awarded the compensation of Rs 50,000/- to the claimants alongwith the interest @6% per annum with the costs of Rs. 2,000/-. The learned Judge of the Tribunal further observed that the liability of the insurance company will be limited to Rs. 50,000/- only. (2). The only contention raised by the learned counsel for the owner-appellant is that as per Section 96(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, the insurance company is liable to indemnify the amount of Rs. 50,000/- alongwith interest and the costs, also, and the learned Judge of the Tribunal was, therefore, not justified in limiting the liability of the insurance company only to the extent of 50,000/- excluding the interest and the costs awarded by the Tribunal. Learned counsel for the insurance company, on the other hand, has supported the award/decree-judgment passed by the learned Judge of the Tribunal and submitted that the liability of the insurance company is limited only to the extent of Rs. 50,000/- and the insurance company is not liable to indemnify beyond Rs. 50,000/-. (3). I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties. (4). Section 96(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act provides that the insurer shall, subject to the provisions of Section 96, be liable to pay to the person entitled to the benefit of the decree any sum not exceeding the sum assured payable thereunder as if it was the judgment-debtor in respect of the liability, together with any amount payable in respect of costs and any sum payable in respect of interest on that sum by virtue of any enactment relating to the interest on judgments. (5). The language of Section 96 of the Act is very clear. The liability of the insurance company for the payment of compensation is limited to Rs. 50,000/- but the insurance company is, also, liable to indemnify the insured for the interest payable on this amount of Rs. 50,000/- and the costs ordered by the Court. The cost and interest payable are in addition to Rs. 50,000/-. The words ``together with any amount payable in respect of the costs and any sum payable in respect of interest envisage that these are in addition to the amount of Rs. 50,000/- and the costs ordered by the Court. The cost and interest payable are in addition to Rs. 50,000/-. The words ``together with any amount payable in respect of the costs and any sum payable in respect of interest envisage that these are in addition to the amount of Rs. 50,000/- The learned Judge of the Tribunal was, therefore, not justified in restricting the liability of the insurance company only to the extent of Rs. 50,000/-. The insurance company is liable to indemnify the insured for a sum of Rs. 50,000/- alongwith interest on this amount of Rs. 50,000/- awarded by the Court and in respect of the costs, also. (6). In the present case, the claim of the claimants has been decreed for an amount of Rs. 50,000/- alongwith interest @6% per annum and the costs of Rs. 2,000/-. The insurance company is liable to indemnify this payment also. The cost has to follow the claim and, therefore, that has to be borne by the insurer. (7). In the result, the appeal filed by the appellant, is partly allowed. The award passed by the learned Judge of the Tribunal awarding the compensation of Rs. 50,000/- alongwith interest @6% per annum as well as the costs of Rs. 2,000/- is maintained. However, the insurance company as well as the owner of the vehicle are jointly and severely liable to make payment of this amount to the claimants.