In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 2291 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: October 27, 2009 Paramjit Singh .. Appellant Vs. Rumal Singh and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for the respondent No.7. Mr. V. Ramswaroop, Advocate for the respondent No.8. A.N. Jindal, J The only point involved in this appeal preferred by the driver is “whether the vehicle was insured during the period when accident took place?” In the instant case, the accident occurred on 3.2.2005 at about 5.30 p.m. in the area of village Khanpur, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur when the respondent No.1-appellant while driving car bearing registration No.PB-02A-7506 rashly and negligently caused the accident, as a result of which Aha Devi died. Kuldip Raj, Assistant Manager, Divisional Officer, New India Insurance Company Limited Pathankot while appearing in the witness box as RW-1, through his affidavit Ex.RW2 deposed that the offending car was insured w.e.f. 1.4.2005. Personal form was also duly completed and singed on the same day. Chassis number of the vehicle was also traced on the proposed form Ex.R-5. No sufficient evidence was led by the claimants to rebut this fact. The document Ex.R-4 appears to be a tempered one. Taking conspectus of the entire evidence, the Tribunal F.A.O. No. 2291 of 2008 -2- *** observed that the compensation to the tune of Rs.3,08,000/- awarded in favour of the claimants would be paid by the respondent No.1 alone and since the vehicle was not insured during the period of accident, therefore, the Insurance Company was also rightly exonerated from the liability. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. October 27, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge