FAO No.215 of 1996 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.215 of 1996 Date of Decision.12.03.2014 United India Insurance Company Limited ......Appellant Versus Tarsem Singh and others ......Respondents 2. FAO Nos.216 and 217 of 1996 Present: Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for the appellant. None for the respondents. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 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. All the appeals are at the instance of the insurance company pleading for exclusion of liability on the ground that the driving licence was not genuine. In this case, the owner had examined himself and he spoke about the fact that he examined the licence and believed that to be true. This ought to settle the issue of liability for the insurer as has been held by the Supreme Court in Pepsu Road Transport Corpn. v. National Insurance Co., ( 2013 ) 10 SCC 217 where the Court has held that unless the insurer had directed the insured to make a verification or drew his pointed attention to the fact that the driving licence was fake, the insurance company would still be liable. In terms of the law laid down by the Supreme Court referred to above, the liability cast on the insurer was perfectly justified. Kamboj Pankaj Kumar 2014.03.14 13:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh FAO No.215 of 1996 -2- 2. The appeals by the insurance company would, therefore, deserve dismissal and accordingly dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 12, 2014 Pankaj* Kamboj Pankaj Kumar 2014.03.14 13:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh