FAO No.1591 of 2002 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1591 of 2002 Date of Decision. 07.07.2010 The New India Assurance Company Ltd. SCO No.36-37, Sector 17-A, Chandigarh through its Regional Manager ........Appellant Versus Brij Lal son of Shri Kesra Ram, resident of village Mamera Kalan, Tehsil Ellenabad, District Moga and others ...Respondents Present: Ms. Deepika Suri, Advocate for the appellant. None 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 denies liability on the ground that there is a variance with the cover note issued relating to the engine number that the jeep actually bore. The engine number and the chassis number have been entered in the policy note as 1102 but in actual fact, only the chassis number was 1102 and the engine number was 0239. The Tribunal has noticed that this was an obvious clerical mistake committed by the agent of the insurance company and still routed the liability to the insurance company. On a fact, which was duly appreciated, I do not see a scope for interference. 2. Learned counsel also makes a plea regarding the quantum FAO No.1591 of 2002 -2- as excessive. I see no scope for such enquiry in an appeal by the insurance company when it is not shown on the record that any permission had been taken under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act. 3. The appeal is dismissed. There shall be, however, no direction as to costs. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE July 07, 2010 Pankaj*