IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1266 of 1995 Date of decision:29.06.2010 New India Assurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Sh. Bhrigu Nath Verma and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Nilesh Bhardwaj, 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) The Insurance Company is on the appeal challenging the award passed on the ground that the licence relied on by the owner was a fake one. The Tribunal however rejected such a contention by taking note of the fact that the driver had appeared before the Court and produced his original driving licence as exhibit R1. The copy of the fresh laminated driving licence issued by the licencing authority, Delhi, was also produced. The validity of these licences was sought to be challenged by reference to a letter alleged to have been issued by the office of the Regional Transport Office, Cuttak, which was the original issuing authority. No officer had been examined and the Tribunal found that the validity of a document cannot be merely denied through a letter FAO No.1266 of 1995 - 2 - purported to have been sent by the issuing authority. The defence of the Insurance Company denying the liability was not established and the Tribunal has, therefore, cast the liability on the Insurance Company. The decision is correct and calls for no interference. The appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 29.06.2010 sanjeev