date, they have issued the renewal of transport license. However, he says that, normally, it is issued from the date of the fees paid. But, in the cross-examination, he admits that RDL was issued on 05.03.2014 and also admits that, driving license extract was issued on 18.09.2014 to Insurance Company. But, the Insurance Company also not produced the driving license extract which was issued in favour of the Insurance Company on 18.09.2014. The Insurance Company also took the specific defence that no valid and effective driving license as on the date of the accident and also not summoned the RTO and concerned RTO register for having issued the driving license in favour of the driver and driver is also not examined before the Tribunal. The document at Ex.P30 is also not clear with regard to on what date, the transport driving license was issued and its validity. The vehicle involved in the accident is a HGV and with regard to the license in respect of HGV also, no material is placed before the Court. Though the Insurance Company took the defence that the driver was not having valid driving license, the Insurance Company has not proved the same by examining the transport authority and also
