FAO No.698 of 2008 -1- In the High Court of Punja and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 25.02.2008. National Insurance Company Limited ... Appellant Versus Raj Kumar @ Raju and others ... Respondents. Present: Mr.Vivek Singal, Advocate,for the appellant. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): This appeal is filed by the National Insurance Company Limited against the award dated 02.11.2007 passed by the M.A.C.T., Ambala. The only plea raised is that the vehicle i.e. the offending Bus bearing No.HR 45-5887 was not having valid route permit. However, from the impugned award it appears that no issue has been framed in this regard nor any such issue seems to have been pressed. The only plea raised was regarding the validity of the licence for which issue No.3 has been framed. The learned Tribunal decided issue No.3 against the Insurance Company as it had failed to lead any evidence whatsoever. This includes the plea of route permit also, if any, raised. Once the Insurance Company pleads violation of the contract of Insurance, it has not only to plead but also to prove by affirmative evidence, which has not been done in the present case. I do not find any merit in the appeal and the same is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. 25.02.2008 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE