FAO No. 663 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 663 of 2011 Date of decision May 24, 2011 Varinder Kumar ....... Appellant Versus Balwinder Singh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Anant Kataria, Advocate for the appellant. **** 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. The only point for consideration in appeal is the effect of genuine renewal of a license which was proved to be fake. The Insurance Company was made to satisfy the claim and recover the same against the insured. Unless the owner or driver explained as to how the original issue of license was genuine and evidence adduced was not proper or the owner had been left to believe the original issue of license was genuine, it has only to be taken that even a genuine endorsement of renewal of license where the original issue was proved to be fake will also be taken as fake, as held in the decision of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in United India Assurance Company Vs. Devinder Singh 2007 8 SCC 342. The Tribunal was justified in holding that evidence established that there had been a violation of terms of policy and has provided for right of FAO No. 663 of 2011 2 recovery against the appellant, I cannot fault the same and I affirm the award. 2. The appeal is consequently dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 24, 2011 archana