FAO No. 1524 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- FAO No. 1524 of 2008 Date of decision: 21.05.2008 United India Insurance Company Ltd. .......Appellant(s) Versus Rajinder Singh and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE NIRMAL YADAV Present: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for the appellant -.- NIRMAL YADAV, J. (Oral) The Appellant-Insurance Company has challenged the Award dated 15.04.2008 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Ad hoc) Patiala. Learned counsel for the appellant-Insurance Company argued that learned Tribunal has erred in holding that Gurpreet Singh, driver of the offending vehicle, was holding a valid driving licence, EX.R3, at the time of accident. It is further argued that Gurpreet Singh, driver, had produced two licences on record i.e. EX.R5 and EX.R3. There is sufficient evidence to prove that licence, Ex.R5, which is alleged to have been issued by Licensing Authority, Amritsar, was not valid. Another licence, EX R3, placed on record, has been issued by the Licensing Authority, Hoshiarpur. It is argued that the appellant had not been given sufficient opportunity to verify licence, Ex.R3, or to produce any evidence in this respect. FAO No. 1524 of 2008 2 The argument raised by learned counsel for the appellant, is without any force. Admittedly, there is a categoric finding by the Tribunal that the licence, Ex.R3, is issued in the year 2001-2002. Thereafter, it was renewed on 23.06.2004 and was valid up to 22.06.2007. Whereas, accident in question took place on 28.11.2003. Thus, licence EX.R3, was valid at the time of the accident. The appellant has failed to prove that licence, Ex.R3, was not valid at the relevant time. In view of the above, the findings recorded by learned Tribunal making the present appellant, along with driver and owner of the offending vehicle, liable to pay compensation to the claimant, cannot be said to be suffering from any patent illegality or irregularity, necessitating any interference of this Court. Dismissed. [NIRMAL YADAV] JUDGE May 21 , 2008 mohan