IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2379 of 1996 (O&M) Date of decision:01.10.2010 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Smt. Jiwni Devi and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr.Navin Kapur, 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) The Insurance Company is in appeal challenging the liability on the ground that the driving licence was fake relied on a report from the Licensing Authority, Cuttack to say that the licence had not been issued. No attempt had been made by the insurer to tender the production of the original records or examine anyone connected with the document to prove the validity of the report or the recitals contained in the report by appropriate evidence. The Tribunal found that the Insurance Company had not discharged the burden of proof and I find no reason to take a different view. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 01.10.2010 sanjeev