Civil Revison No.5625 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revison No.5625 of 2009 Date of decision:04.02.2010. Gian Singh ...Petitioner Versus National Insurance Co. Ltd. and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr. Virender Soni, Advocate, for Mr. Vivek Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner. None or the respondents. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. In the course of trial of a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, the petitioner-driver had applied for the leave of the Court to adduce additional evidence, and to thereby tender into evidence yet another driving license authorizing him to ply a heavy vehicle. He had otherwise already placed on record a driving license authorizing him to drive a two-wheeler. The plea was opposed on behalf of the respondents. It was averred that the application itself was not maintainable as it amounts to filling up of a lacuna. The plea raised is that the filing of the application stemmed from the fact that the respondent herein had already proved on the file that the license is not valid. It was thereafter only that the petitioner herein filed the present application. The Tribunal observed that the reception of the proposed additional evidence would not be in order in view of the fact that no person can hold two driving licences simultaneously, in terms of the Motor Civil Revison No.5625 of 2009 -2- Vehicles Act. In support of the view it obtained, the learned Tribunal relied upon Bharat Kharbanda Vs. New India Assurance Company Limited, 2009(2) PLR 635. In view of the fact that the holding of two driving licences simultaneously itself is invalid in law, the allowance of the proposed additional evidence would amount to validating it. That could not be a concept recognized by law. In the light of the aforementioned discussion, the petition is held to be devoid of merit and is ordered to be dismissed. The interim order dated 25.09.2009 shall stand vacated. The vacation thereof shall be intimated (by the Registry) to the Tribunal concerned forthwith. February 04, 2010 (S.D.ANAND) vinod* JUDGE