[2025:RJ-JP:34306] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 4521/2018 Manju Sharma W/o Late Rambabu Sharma, Aged About 69 Years, R/o Tajaji Nagar, Kumhar Wali Gali, Ward No.2, Ajmer ----Appellant Versus 1. Dharmendra Singh Rathore S/o Bhawani Singh Rathore, R/o Village Jethana Rawla, Ajmer (Driver Truck No. Rj-01- Ga-7369) 2. Pradeep Kumar S/o Ishwar Lal Alias Ishwar Singh, Aged About 36 Years, R/o 3861, Godam Mandi Mohalla, Nasirabad, District Ajmer (Owner Truck No. Rj-01-Ga- 7369) 3. Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office At Ajmer Having Its Regional Office At Anand Bhawan, Sansar Chandra Road, Jaipur Through Its Regional Manager (Insurer Truck No. Rj-01-Ga-7369) 4. Laxmi W/o Late Kailash, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Ajaypal Nagar, Dhola Bhata, District-Ajmer 5. Master Piyush S/o Late Kailash, Aged About 9 Years, Minor Through His Mother And Natural Guardian Smt. Laxmi W/o Late Kailash R/o Ajaypal Nagar, Dhola Bhata, District Ajmer ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Vinay Mathur, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Jain, Adv. Mr. Saurabh Chatterjee, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 28/08/2025 okgu nq?kZVuk eas e`r dSyk'k dh ekrk eatw 'kekZ@foi{kh la[;k&4@vihykFkhZ ¼vkxs ^^vihykFkhZ^^ dgk tkosxk½ dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] vtesj }kjk eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk [2025:RJ-JP:34306] (2 of 4) [CMA-4521/2018] nkok la[;k 22@2014 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 06-12-2017 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dqy 8]47]980@& #i;s dk vokMZ 6 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt lfgr ikfjr fd;k x;k rFkk lkFk esa ;g Hkh vkns'k fn;k gS fd dqy izfrdj jkf'k esa ls 40 izfr'kr e`rd dh iRuh Jherh y{eh ¼izR;FkhZ dze&4½] 40 izfr'kr ekLVj fi;w"k ¼izR;FkhZ dze&5½ rFkk 'ks"k 20 izfr'kr jkf'k vihykFkhZ vFkkZr e`rd dh ekrk dks vnk dh tkosA okgu Lokeh pkyd vFkok chek dEiuh dh vksj ls dksbZ vihy izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA vkjksfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksuk] okgu nq?kZVuk ds QyLo:i e`rd dSyk'k dh e`R;q gksuk rFkk mDr okgu izR;FkhZ&chek dEiuh ds ;gka chfer gksuk fooknjfgr gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk fuosnu gS fd mldk iq= e`rd dSyk'k ?kVuk ds le; 35 o"kZ vk;q dk Fkk rFkk og dq'ky Jfed Fkk] rnuqlkj gh fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vk; fu/kkZfjr dh gS] fdUrq 30 fnu dh vk; tksM+us ds ctk; 26 fnu ds vk/kkj ij izfrdj dh x.kuk dh xbZ gS rFkk ijEijkxr 'kh"kZd ds en esa Hkh jkf'k vi;kZIr gksuk crkrs gq, dqy izfrdj jkf'k ;Fkksfpr :i ls c<+k;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA lkFk gh ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk rF;ksa ij fopkj fd;s fcuk izfrdj jkf'k dk forj.k lgh vuqikr esa ugha fd;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ dze&4 rFkk 5 dh vksj ls izfrdj jkf'k ;Fkksfpr :i ls c<+k;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k] fdUrq ftl vuqikr esa jkf'k dk forj.k laca/kh vkns'k gS] mls mfpr o fof/k&lEer gksuk crkrs gq, bl fcUnq ij vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ dze&3@chek dEiuh }kjk fopkj.k vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dks fof/k lEer gksuk crkrs gq;s ;g Hkh dFku fd;k fd e`rd dh iRuh }kjk izfrdj jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh gsrq dksbZ fuosnu ugha fd;k gS] vr% vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA [2025:RJ-JP:34306] (3 of 4) [CMA-4521/2018] tgka rd vk; gkfu dk iz'u gS] fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dks dq'ky Jfed rFkk vk;q 35 o"kZ rFkk vkfJrksa dh la[;k 3 ns[krs gq, 40 izfr'kr Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk nsrs gq, vk; gkfu dh x.kuk dh x;h gS] ijUrq vk; gkfu dh x.kuk djrs le; 26 fnu dh etnwjh dks fopkj esa fy;k x;k gS] tcfd U;kf;d n`"Vkar ¼2018½ 1 ,llhlh 746 y{eh/kj uk;d cuke tqxy fd'kksj] ¼2008½ 12 ,llhlh 165 y{eh nsoh o vU; cuke eksgEen rckj o vU; ,oa 2022 ¼3½ Mh,uts 1160 yhykjke cuke ns'kjkt ds ekeys esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd izfrdj dh x.kuk djrs le; 26 fnu dh U;wure etnwjh ds LFkku ij 30 fnu dh etnwjh jkf'k dks fopkj esa fy;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rnuqlkj vk; gkfu dh x.kuk dh tkos] rks vk; dh gkfu 167x30x12x16x2@3= 6]41]280@& #i;s gksrh gS ftl ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk ds en esa 40 izfr'kr jkf'k 2]56]512@& :i;s tksMs tkus ij ;g jkf'k 8]97]792@& :i;s curh gS] tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa 7]77]980@& :i;s fnyk;s x;s gSa] bl izdkj vk; dh gkfu ds en esa 1]19]812@& :i;s c<ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA tgka rd dalksfVZ;e dh gkfu dk iz'u gS] tcfd ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanuram & Ors. Ltd. Vs. Nanuram & Ors. (2018) 18 SCC 130 esa izfrikfnr fl)kar ds vuqlkj e`rd dh iRuh] iq= rFkk ekrk rhuksa gh 40&40 gtkj #i;s vFkkZr dqy 1]20]000@& #i;s izfrdj izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gS] tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ek= 40]000@& #i;s izfrdj jkf'k dk fu/kkZj.k bl en esa fd;k x;k gS] vr% 80]000@& #i;s bl en esa c<+ksrjh gksus ;ksX; gSA vU; enksa ds laca/k esa v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyk;h x;h jkf'k i;kZIr gS ftlesa gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA mijksDr foospukuqlkj tks v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k }kjk tks vokMZ ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] mlds vfrfjDr nkosnkj 1]99]812@&:i;s c<ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA [2025:RJ-JP:34306] (4 of 4) [CMA-4521/2018] mijksDr foospukuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr vokMZ o fu.kZ; fnukafdr 06-12-2017 dks mikUrfjr djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr vokMZ jkf'k ds vfrfjDr bl vkns'k ds rgr nkosnkjku 1]99]812@& :i;s rFkk ml ij v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k esa ;kfpdk lafLFkr fd;s tkus dh fnukad ls olwyh rd 6 izfr'kr lk/kkj.k okf"kZd C;kt dh nj ls jkf'k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gksaxsA tgka rd dqy izfrdj jkf'k esa ls e`rd ds mRrjkf/kdkjh@vkfJrksa esa jkf'k forj.k ds vuqikr dk laca/k gS] e`rd dh iRuh Jherh y{eh ¼,- MCyw&1½ us izfrijh{kk esa Lohdkj fd;k gS fd mlds ifr dh nq?kZVuk esa gqbZ e`R;q ls ,d o"kZ iwoZ ls vius cPps ds lkFk vyx jg jgh gSA bl izdkj ifr&iRuh ds chp ikfjokfjd fookn gksuk izdV gqvk gSA vihykFkhZ Jherh eatw] e`rd dh 65 o"khZ; ekrk gS rFkk e`rd mldk bdykSrk iq= FkkA Jherh eatw 'kekZ ds ifr dh iwoZ esa e`R;q gks pqdh Fkh] vr% mldh vkthfodk gsrq e`rd gh ,dek= lgkjk FkkA e`rd dh iRuh dh vk;q 30 o"kZ jgh gS] og Lo;a vius Lrj ij Hkh dk;Z dj vk; vtZu dj ldrh gS] vr% lHkh i{kksa ds fgrksa esa larqyu cuk;s j[kus dh n`f"V ls ;g vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyk;h x;h izfrdj jkf'k rFkk bl vkns'k ds rgr c<+h gqbZ izfrdj jkf'k esa ls Jherh y{eh iRuh dSyk'k 30 izfr'kr] ekLVj ih;w"k iq= dSyk'k 40 izfr'kr rFkk vihykFkhZ Jherh eatw ¼e`rd dh ekrk½ 30 izfr'kr jkf'k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gksxh] vk{ksfir vokMZ dh 'ks"k 'krsZa ;Fkkor jgsaxhA v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn izkIr gks j[kk gS rks vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J Mittal /36