FAO No.2005 of 1995 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2005 of 1995 Date of Decision. 31.08.2010 United India Insurance Co. Ltd., through Assistant Manager, Regional Office, Sector-8, Chandigarh ......Appellant Versus Smt. Malti Devi widow and others ......Respondents Present: Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. S.K. Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. R.M. Singh, Advocate for respondent No.6. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 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 effect of a valid renewal of a fake licence was the point in issue among other grounds and the Tribunal took it as a point of law that the renewal was genuine even if the licence was fake. This conflicts with law settled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in United India Insurance Company Limited Vs. Divinder Singh (2007) 8 SCC 698. The insurance company could not be made liable, for what it had proved before the Tribunal that the licence was fake by examining the Licensing Authority, Solan. 2. The award of the Tribunal will, therefore, stand modified and the appeal by the insurance company is allowed to the extent of FAO No.2005 of 1995 -2- making it liable only to satisfy the claim of the claimants and to recover the same against the insured-owner. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE August 31, 2010 Pankaj*