IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1210 of 1995 Date of decision:08.09.2010 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Bijender and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Rajat Khanna, Advocate, for Mr. Tejinderpal Singh, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. R.S.Kundu, Advocate, for the respondents. ---- 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 in appeal contending that the driver did not have a valid driving licence. This plea was made by the insurer by reference to a report of its surveyor and it took no effort to produce the document from the licensing authority or to examine any person connected with the records. The Tribunal found that the burden of proof that the driver did not have a valid driving licence was not fully discharged. I do not find any error in the reasoning and approach of the Tribunal. FAO No.1210 of 1995 - 2 - 2. The award of the Tribunal is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 08.09.2010 sanjeev