FAO No.4985 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4985 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.07.2011 Subhash Chand .......Appellant Versus Lal Singh and another .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. D.K. Dogra, Advocate, for respondent No.2-Insurance Company. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) 1. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. The appellant, Subhash Chand, has preferred this appeal against the Award dated 07.08.2009, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nuh. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the Award. 1 FAO No.4985 of 2010 4. One of the grounds taken by the learned Tribunal for fastening liability to pay the amount of compensation upon the appellant is that the appellant could not produce on record the Insurance Policy that was in force at the time of accident. 5. The learned counsel for the Insurance Company, on the basis of the record, had made a statement that the appellant was holding a valid and effective Insurance Policy on the date of accident. 6. In this view of the matter, the present appeal is allowed and the Award of the Tribunal is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Tribunal with the direction to examine the case afresh, in the light of the statement made by the learned counsel for the Insurance Company. 7. Parties, through their counsel, are directed to appear before the Tribunal on 20.08.2011. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 22.07.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2