IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 11.02.2025 National Insurance Co. Ltd. ....Appellant VERSUS Gurmailo @ Gurmail Kaur and Others ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. Satpal Dhamija, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate for respondent No.5.

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)

1. Present appeal has been preferred by the Insurance Company challenging the award dated 28.08.2017 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) on the grounds of quantum of compensation and recovery rights as the driving licence of respondent No.4-driver being fake.

2. A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.02.2018 disposed off the appeal qua the quantum of compensation and issued notice of motion only qua the issue of the driving licence.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant would contend that the verification report was submitted by the appellant herein qua the licence issued by the Licensing Authority concerned, which was produced on record as Ex.R5, and that the same has been ignored by the Tribunal while deciding the appeal.

4. Per contra learned counsel for responde