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HANUMAN SHARMA S/O JAGDISH NARAYAN SHARMA v. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED THROUGH BRANCH MANAGER
CMA/1610/2021 · 2025-08-21
Uma Shanker Vyas
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[2025:RJ-JP:33124] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1610/2021 Hanuman Sharma S/o Jagdish Narayan Sharma, Aged About 38 Years, R/o - Chavand Ka Mand, Thana Amer, Tehsil Jamwaramgarh, Jaipur (Raj.) ----Appellant Versus
1. Icici Lombard General Insurance Company Limited Through Branch Manager, Office Of Above P.l Motors, Government Hostel Chouraha, M.i. Road, Jaipur. Validity Date 24.01.2015 Till 23.01.2016 (Insurer Of Pick-Up No. Rj-14-Gg- 2034.)
2. Kamlesh Kumar S/o Prabhati Lal, R/o - Samor Dangarwada, Tehsil Jamwaramgarh, Jaipur (Driver- Pick-Up-No. Rj-14-Cg-2034
3. Sohan Lal Bairwa S/o Heera Lal Bairwa, R/o - Village Sewapura Ghati, Post Bainara, Tehsil And P.s. Bassi, Jaipur (Owner Pick-Up No. Rj-14-Gg- 2034) ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ram Singh Rathore, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. Mr. Rohit Sharma, Adv. HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 21/08/2025 vihykFkhZ@izkFkhZ@vkgr dh vksj ls ;g vihy vUrxZr /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr fo}ku eksVj
[2025:RJ-JP:33124] (2 of 6) [CMA-1610/2021] nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] la[;k&2 t;iqj egkuxj & izFke] t;iqj }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 554@2015 esa ikfjr vokMZ o fu.kZ; fnukad 31-07-2021 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr is'k dh gS ftlds ek/;e ls vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr Dyse ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e [kkfjt dh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ o izR;FkhZ daiuh dh cgl lquh xbZA lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd vihykFkhZ@vkgr dh vksj ls fopkj.k vf/kdj.k ds le{k /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr ;kfpdk izLrqr dj vfHkdfFkr fd;k x;k fd og vius cMs HkkbZ eksrhyky dh eksVjlkbZfdy ij ihNs cSBdj ?kVuk fnukad 11-02-2015 dks 6-30 ih-,e- ij xarO; LFky ij tk jgs Fks rc ihNs ls vkjksfir okgu vkjts&14&thth&2034 ds pkyd izR;FkhZ la[;k&1 us mijksDr okgu dks rst xfr o ykijokgh ls pykrs gq, vkgr dh eksVjlkbZfdy ds ihNs ls VDdj ekjh] ftlls og xaHkhj :i ls ?kk;y gks x;k] 108 ,Ecqysal ds ek/;e ls mls vLirky igqapk;k x;kA LFkk;h fu'kDrrk] pksVksa vkfn ds vk/kkj ij izfrdj fnyk;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k] ijarq vkjksfir okgu dk ?kVuk esa fyIr ugha gksuk ekudj ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh x;hA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk fuosnu gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 11-02-2015 dh gS] vkgr fnukad 15-02-2015 rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgk rFkk mlds ckn fnukad 18-02-2015 dks fcuk fdlh vuqfpr foyac ds laiw.kZ rF;ksa dk mYys[k djrs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djok;hA vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds
[2025:RJ-JP:33124] (3 of 6) [CMA-1610/2021] fo:) iqfyl }kjk nkafMd U;k;ky; esa vkjksi i= Hkh izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vf/klaHkkO; :i ls vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk o pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk vihykFkhZ izekf.kr djus esa vlQy jgk gSA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu es U;kf;d n`"Vkar Kuncham Lavanya & ors Vs. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
2025 AIR (SC) 2038 izLrqr djrs gq, vihyk/khu fu.kZ; vikLr dj ;Fkksfpr izfrdj fnyk;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek daiuh }kjk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; rF;ksa ,oa fof/k ds vuq:i gksuk crkrs gq, vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkar ds vuqlkj ;g fufoZokn gS fd eksVj nq?kZVuk nkoksa ds ekeyksa esa dBksj lk{; dk fl)kar ykxw ugha gksrk gS] cfYd laHkkoukvksa dh laHkkouk ds vk/kkj ij ekeyk izekf.kr gksuk visf{kr gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; Lachoo Ram and Others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation (2014) 13 SCC 254 o Surender Kumar Arora and Anr. Vs. Manoj Bisla and Ors. (2012) 4 SCC 552 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj tgka Dyse ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr dh xbZ gS ogka vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk o vkjksfir pkyd dh ykijokgh dk rF; nkosnkjksa }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gSA U;kf;d fu.kZ; 2014 vkj , vkj 372 ¼jkt-½ tulhjke cuke fouksn dqekj o vU; esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj
[2025:RJ-JP:33124] (4 of 6) [CMA-1610/2021] Li"V gS fd /kkjk 133 vFkok 134 eksVj okggu vf/kfu;e ds rgr fn;s x;s uksfVl dk izR;qRrj ekSfyd lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk iSjk la[;k&6 lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%&
"6.Merely because the owner of the offending vehicle made an admission that his vehicle had met with an accident, it would not prevent the learned Tribunal from dismissing the claim petition. After all, the learned Tribunal is expected to analyse the entire evidence and to adjudicate upon the issues framed by it. Instances are not lacking when a claim petition has been filed with collusion between the claimant and the owner of the offending vehicle. Thus, the Tribunal is duty bound to critically analyse the evidence produced before it.
Hence the first contention raised by the learned counsel for the appellant is unacceptable." blh izdkj bl U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dqekjh lquhrk pkSgku cuke guqeku flag mQZ fgEerflag o vU; 2011 ¼1½ lh-lh-vkj- 305 ¼jktLFkku½ esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj ;g Li"V gS fd vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds fo:) iqfyl }kjk vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ek= bl vk/kkj ij nkosnkjku vius fl)h Hkkj ls eqDr ugha gksrs gSa] vkjksi i= ekSfyd o izkFkfed lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEukuqlkj gS%& **dsoy izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gksus vkSj bl ij vuqla/kku ds ckn vkjksi i= is'k gksus ek= ls Dyse vkosnu ds rF; fl) ugha ekus tk ldrsA izFke [2025:RJ-JP:33124] (5 of 6) [CMA-1610/2021] lwpuk fjiksVZ rFkk vkjksi i= ewyHkwr lk{; ugha gS vkSj nq?kZVuk cl pkyd dh ykijokgh ls gqbZ] bls izFker% fl) djus dk Hkkj rks fuf'pr :Ik ls vihykfFkZuh ij Fkk ftldk fuoZgu djus esa og vlQy jgh gS-----------A** izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkus esa ;fn foyac dks ;Fkksfpr :i ls Li"Vhd`r dj fn;k x;k gS rks og ,sls ekeyksa esa ?kkrd ugha gSA orZeku ekeys esa nq?kZVuk LFky ls vkgr dks ,l ,e ,l vLirky] t;iqj ys tk;k x;kA ?kVuk fnukad 11-02-2015 dh gSA ;|fi fMLpktZ fVdV esa vkjVh, mYysf[kr gS] ijarq ,-MCY;w-&1 guqeku ds dFkukuqlkj pksVksa ds ckotwn og laiw.kZ vof/k esa gks'k esa Fkk] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa og vLirky esa jgrs gq, Hkh LFkkuh; iqfyl esa fjiksVZ ntZ djokdj vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj crk ldrk FkkA nkos ds vuqlkj vkgr guqeku vius HkkbZ eksrhyky dh eksVjlkbZfdy ij lokj FkkA xokg dk dFku gS fd vkjksfir okgu }kjk VDdj ekjus ls os nksuksa fxj x;sA okLro esa ,slh Hkh"k.k nq?kZVuk gksrh rks eksrhyky ds Hkh de ls de dqN pksVsa rks vo'; gh vkrh] ysfdu xokg Lohdkj djrk gS fd eksrhyky ds dksbZ pksV ugha vkbZ] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa eksrhyky nq?kZVuk ds le; eksVjlkbZfdy ij lokj gks] ;g rF; lafnX/k gks tkrk gSA nkos esa of.kZr dgkuh dks ekuk tkos rc Hkh eksrhyky vkgr ds lkFk vLirky esa ekStwn Fkk rFkk tc mlds dksbZ pksV ugha vkbZ rFkk og LoLFk Fkk rks og Hkh iqfyl esa fjiksVZ ntZ djok ldrk FkkA vkgr fnukad 15-02-2015 dks vLirky ls fMLpktZ gqvk gS] ysfdu mlds ckotwn rhu fnu ckn fnukad 18-02-2015 dks fjiksVZ ntZ [2025:RJ-JP:33124] (6 of 6) [CMA-1610/2021] djok;h x;h gS rFkk foyac dks dksbZ mfpr dkj.k izdV ugha gqvk
gSA dgkuh ds vuqlkj ;fn eksVjlkbZfdy o fid&vi esa fHkMUr gksrh rks nksuksa okgu {kfrxzLr gksrs] ysfdu nksuksa okguksa dh dksbZ ,eVhvks fjiksVZ Hkh izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA ;g rF; Hkh nkos esa of.kZr laiw.kZ rF;ksa ij xaHkhj iz'u yxkrk gSA mijksDr foospukuqlkj Li"V gS fd nkok ;kfpdk esa of.kZr vfHkdFkukuqlkj dksbZ nq?kZVuk gqbZ gks] vkjksfir okgu mDr nq?kZVuk esa fyIr jgk gks o mlesa vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd dh ykijokgh jgh gks] ;g rF; izekf.kr ugha jgk gS vkSj blh vuqlkj viuk vfHker nsrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ds ek/;e ls vihykFkhZ dh ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh x;h gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS vkSj mlesa gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA ifj.kker% ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSa rFkk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; o vokMZ dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA LFkxu ,oa vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= ;fn yfEcr gksa rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSaA fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS rks bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J Murari Lal Sharma /43