FAO No.600 of 1995 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.600 of 1995 Date of Decision. 31.08.2010 United India Insurance Company Ltd., Branch Office Bye Pass Patiala road, Samana, District Patiala, having its regional office in Sector 8, Chanidgarh through Sh. S.K. Bansal, Deputy Manager, duly constituted attorney ......Appellant Versus Joginder Karu widow of late Sh. Karnail Singh r/o Baimna Patti, Teh. Samana, Distt. Patiala and others ......Respondents Present: Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for the appellant. Ms. Manpreet Kaur, Advocate for Ms. Lisa Gill, Advocate for the respondents. 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 insurance company is on appeal contending that the driver had a driving licence to drive scooter, motor cycle and car and did not have a driving licence to drive a tractor. Neither under Section 10 nor under the form of licence issued under Form 10 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules is there any specific category for a tractor. A tractor is a light motor vehicle and is defined under Section 2(44) of the Motor Vehicles Act as such and under the circumstances, it cannot be stated that the driver did not have a valid FAO No.600 of 1995 -2- driving licence. 2. The award by the Tribunal is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE August 31, 2010 Pankaj*