FAO No.122 of 2009 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.122 of 2009(O&M) Date of Decision : 08.11.2011 IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Co. .......Appellant Versus Udai Singh and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. N.K. Malhotra, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. P.R. Yadav, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Varinder Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) The present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company impugning the Award dated 31.7.2008, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon. The learned counsel for the appellant states that the driver was not holding a valid licence at the time of the accident. Therefore, he has prayed for allowing the present appeal and setting aside the Award which has been passed by the learned Tribunal against the present appellant. 1 FAO No.122 of 2009 (O&M) From the perusal of the record, it emerges that the driver was holding a valid driving licence authorizing him to drive motorcycle, scooter, car, jeep and light transport vehicle. At the time of renewal, the driver wanted to add the category of heavy motor vehicles as well. The licensing authority renewed the licence authorizing him to drive heavy motor vehicles only and in the process, the other categories of vehicles for which he was authorizied to drive, was deleted. The learned Tribunal has observed that it was an act of negligence on the part of the licensing authority at the time of renewal as the deletion of the category of vehicles aforesaid was never sought or intended by the driver. Therefore, the driver would be held to be holding a valid driving licence. The learned counsel for the applicant has not been able to place anything contrary which warrants interference in the findings recorded by the learned Tribunal. No other point has been raised. Dismissed. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 08.11.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2