$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 29^th November, 2024 + MAC.APP. 212/2024 & CM APPL. 23738/2024 VEER SINGH & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Mr. Sahdev Singh & Mr. Harshit Chaudhary, Advocates Versus NAVEEN @ BABLU & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Aakansha Kaul, Mr. Pravan Gupta, Mr. Mohd. Arif & Mr. Kumal, Awana Advocate for the applicant Mr. Ravi Sabharwal, Advocate for Respondent No.4 CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral)

1. The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been filed on behalf of the appellant/ Owner against the Recovery Rights granted against him to the Insurance Company/ respondent.

2. The learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal vide judgment dated 07.08.2023 in MACT No. 781/2018 has held that on the date of the accident the driver of the offending vehicle was driving without any valid license, which entitles the Insurance Company to the recovery rights from the owner. 3. The challenge to the impugned Award by the owner is on the ground that at the time of engaging the services of the Driver, he had checked the driving license of the driver, whic