IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1390 of 2006 ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Versus MD.SAMSHAD KHAN & ANOR. ----------- 2. 14.11.2008 Heard Mr. Ashok Priyadarshi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. He brings to the notice of this Court a very serious thing. He would submit that as a matter of fact when the petitioner Insurance Company had filed his written statement, all important word ‘not’ was very much there and subsequently someone had by committing forgery in the records of the court struck off that portion ( not ). Prima facie this Court is not satisfied with the said explanation for a simple reason that Mr. Priyadarshi has agreed that there were certain corrections made in the written statement, inasmuch as in the top of the application the word ‘Oriental’ was corrected. Similarly, in paragraph 11 the word ‘liable’ was introduced after cutting the word ‘hold’ and again in paragraph 13 the legal proposition under section 131© of the Motor Vehicle Act was changed to 134 of the Motor Vehicle Act. 2 Surendra/ If all these three corrections alongwith all important correction made in paragraph 19 itself as with regard to cover note number (1201-1200) was made by the counsel appearing on behalf of the Insurance Company before filing of the written statement, which fact is now admitted before this Court by Mr. Priyadarshi, it will be very difficult to believe that the word written in paragraph 19 was written by someone after filing of the written statement. From the impugned order it does not transpire that such clear plea of forgery in the records of the court was taken, rather the same creates an impression that an incorrect statement was made in the written statement as with regard to the vehicle in question being ensured. The two things are quite different. Forgery in court records is a serious matter and the mistake of a party or counsel is entirely different. It does not appear to be a case of forgery and therefore, the impugned order does not suffer from any jurisdictional error and accordingly, this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) 3