THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU MACMA NO.426 OF 2011 DATED: 15-02-2011. Between The Oriental Insurance Company Rep. by its Branch Manager, Kadapa. … Appellant And 1 P.Kousar Khanam and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU MACMA NO.426 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: This appeal is filed by the Insurance Company aggrieved by the order, dated 01-10-2001, in M.V.O.P.No.410 of 2000, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Kadapa, in awarding compensation of Rs.7,00,000/- together with interest and costs to the respondents herein consequent on the death of Patan Nazir Ahammed (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased.’) in a motor accident. 2. The factual matrix is not in dispute. There is no dispute about taking place of the accident and also about the death of the deceased in the motor accident. The Insurance Company has taken plea that the driver was not having a valid driving licence. There cannot be any dispute that as the Insurance Company has taken a plea that the driver has no valid driving licence to drive the offending vehicle, the burden is on it to establish the same. Except taking a plea, no evidence was adduced. In the absence of any evidence, the trial Court rightly awarded compensation and there are no grounds to interfere with the same. 3. Accordingly, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. -------------------- K.C.BHANU, J DATED: 15-02-2011 Hsd