IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1892 of 1996 Date of decision:16.09.2010 National Insurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Daljeet Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Ravinder Mohan Suri, Advocate, for the appellant. None 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 challenging liability on the ground that the driving licence produced by the driver was proved to be false by examining the details of the copy of the licence produced with the register summoned through Court from the licensing authority. The owner of the vehicle has given evidence to the effect that before employing the driver, he had carried out driving check and had also seen the driving licence. The police was also alleged to have verified the licence at several times but the genuineness of the licence was never suspected. The owner therefore pleaded his own bona fides of his belief FAO No.1892 of 1996 - 2 - that the licence, which the driver had, was genuine. This, in my view, is sufficient to protect the owner to secure a right of indemnity against the insurer. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed as regards the liability. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 16.09.2010 sanjeev