FAO No. 1488 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1488 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.03.2010 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Jhajjar ....Appellant Versus Shakuntala Devi and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. Raj Kumar Bashamboo, Advocate, for the appellant. VINOD K. SHARMA, J.(ORAL) CM No. 7335-CII of 2010 Allowed. The delay in making good deficiency in Court fee is condoned. CM No. 7336-CII of 2010 For the reasons stated in the application, CM is allowed and the delay of 53 days in refiling the appeal is condoned. CM No. 7340-CII of 2010 This application, under Order 41 Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure, has been moved for leading additional evidence by placing on record the copy of registration certificate of vehicle No. HR-58-6440. It has been averred in the application, that the registration certificate of the vehicle No. HR-58-6440 could not be produced, to show that the vehicle in question was transport vehicle, and further that there was no endorsement in this regard in the driving licence. The applicant seeks permission to lead additional evidence, on FAO No. 1488 of 2010 (O&M) -2- the plea, that no irreparable loss is likely to be caused to the respondent/claimants, as the document is public document, which are not required to be formally proved. It is well settled law, that the provisions of Order 41 Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be invoked to fill in lacuna. No ground whatsoever, as envisaged under Order 41 Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure, is pleaded or proved in the application. No ground is made out to allow the additional evidence. The application for additional evidence is dismissed. FAO No. 1488 of 2010 Dismissed. For detailed reasons, see judgment of even date passed in FAO No. 1480 of 2010 titled The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Jhajjar Vs. Somwati and others. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge March 22, 2010 R.S.