IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.837 of 2005 (O&M) Date of decision:24.09.2010 United India Insurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Amit Kumar and others ...Respondents II. FAO No.838 of 2005 (O&M) United India Insurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Smt. Darshana Devi and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Manmohan, Advocate, for Mr. Suman Jain, Advocate, for the appellant. None for the respondents. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? ---- K.Kannan, J.(Oral) 1. In both the cases, the Insurance Company is in appeal challenging quantum and negligence. There is no permission granted to the insurer before the Tribunal under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The grounds urged shall not fall within the permissible defences under Section 149(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act. The appeals are not FAO No.837 of 2005 (O&M) - 2 - maintainable in the light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in National Insurance Company Limited Versus Nicolletta Rohtagi and others-(2002-3) 132 PLR 621 and are dismissed as such. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 24.09.2010 sanjeev