[2025:RJ-JP:36004] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1224/2012 Ratan S/o Deva Gurjar, Aged 33 Years, R/o Village Morbhatiyan, Tehsil Todaraisingh, Distt. Tonk (Raj.) ----Appellant/Claimant Versus 1. Ladulal S/o Laluram Jat, R/o Village Jhirna, Tehsil Piplu, Distt. Tonk Raj. (Driver of Vehicle Bus No. RJ-26PA-0061) 2. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Ltd. Through General Manager, RSRTC, Tonk Depot, Tonk Raj. (Owner of Vehicle Bus No. RJ-26PA-0061) ----Respondents/Non-Claimants For Appellant(s) : Mr. Praveen Jain For Respondent(s) : Mr. Satish Chandra Mittal Mr. Ram Singh Bhati HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order 08/09/2025 vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] Vksad }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 179@2009 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 05-01-2012 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh x;h gS] ftlds ek/;e ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vihykFkhZ dks dqy 1]96]124@& :i;s izfrdj jkf'k rFkk mDr jkf'k ij ;kfpdk izLrqr djus dh fnukad ls olwyh rd 07 izfr'kr lk/kkj.k okf"kZd C;kt dh nj ls C;kt fnyok;k gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 05-01-2012 esa Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 178@2009 o 179@2009 dk fu.kZ; fd;k x;k Fkk] [2025:RJ-JP:36004] (2 of 5) [CMA-1224/2012] ysfdu Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 179@2009 ds laca/k esa gh vihy izLrqr gqbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 179@2009 ds laca/k esa gh bl vihy esa foospu fd;k tk jgk gSA chek daiuh rFkk okgu Lokeh@pkyd dh vksj ls dksbZ vihy izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA vihykFkhZ ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vkgr dks dq'ky Jfed ekurs gq, 3500@& :i;s ekfld vk; ekuh gS] ijarq mls Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk ugha fnyok;k gS] tcfd fof/kd izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ds ekeys esa Hkh Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk fn;k tkuk pkfg,A blds vfrfjDr vkgr ds rhu xaHkhj izd`fr dh pksV o nks lk/kkj.k izd`fr dh pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ijarq fo}ku vf/kdj.k us bl en esa i;kZIr izfrdj jkf'k vkgr dks ugha fnyok;h] vr% izfrdj jkf'k esa fof/k vuqlkj o`f) fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA izR;FkhZ&chek daiuh ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k us fof/klEer fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dh dksbZ vko';drk ugha gS] vr% vihykFkhZ dh vihy [kkfjt dh tkosA eSaus mHk; i{k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA orZeku izdj.k esa fnukad 13-02-2009 dks lM+d nq?kZVuk esa vkgr jru xqtZj ds xaHkhj o lk/kkj.k pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ Fkha] ftl ij mlds }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k Dyse ;kfpdk is'k dh x;hA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us nq?kZVuk [2025:RJ-JP:36004] (3 of 5) [CMA-1224/2012] dh fnukad dks vkgr dh vk;q 26 ls 30 o"kZ ds e/; ekudj 17 ds xq.kd dk iz;ksx fd;k gS rFkk fpfdRldh; nLrkostksa o vkgr ds LFkk;h viaxrk izek.k i= izn'kZ&24 ds vk/kkj ij 17 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ekuh gS] ftlds laca/k esa dksbZ fookn ugha gSA nq?kZVuk ds le; vkgr VªsDVj MªkbZojh dk dk;Z djrk Fkk rFkk mlds ikl oS/k o izHkkoh ykbZlsal FkkA ,sls esa vihykFkhZ@vkgr dh vk; nq?kZVuk dh fnukad dks izpfyr dq'ky Jfed dh U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij 115@& :i;s izfrfnu fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"VkUr Laxmidhar Nayak & Ors. Vs. Jugal Kishore Behera & Ors. 2018 (1) SCC 746 rFkk Laxmi Devi & Ors. Vs. Mohammad Tabbar & Anr. 2008 (12) SCC 165 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj 30 fnu ds ikfjJfed njksa ds vuqlkj izfrdj dh x.kuk gksuk vko';d gSA tgka rd Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk Hkh iznku fd;s tkus dk iz'u gS] rks ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"VkUr Jagdish v. Mohan & Ors (2018) 4 SCC 571 eas ;g izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ds ekeys esa vk; gkfu dh x.kuk djrs le; Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr gSA ,sls esa vkgr dh vk;q 40 o"kZ ls de gksus ds vk/kkj ij rFkk mlds Lofu;ksftr gksus ds vk/kkj ij Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk 40 izfr'kr dh nj ls fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA mijksDrkuqlkj vk; gkfu dh x.kuk fd;s tkus ij ;g jkf'k 115x30x12x17x17%=1,19,646@& :i;s laxf.kr gksrh gS] ftlesa Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk 40 izfr'kr dh nj ls 47]858@& :i;s gksrk gS] ftls tksM+s tkus ij ;g jkf'k dqy 1]67]504@& :i;s gksrh gS] tcfd fo}ku [2025:RJ-JP:36004] (4 of 5) [CMA-1224/2012] vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa dsoy 1]21]380@& :i;s fnyk;s x;s gSaA vr% vk; gkfu ds en esa 46]124@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA blds vfrfjDr fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vkgr ds 10 fnu rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus ds nkSjku vfrfjDr [kpksZa ds :i esa 200@& :i;s izfrfnu ds fglkc ls 2]000@& :i;s fnyok;s gSaA esjs fouez er esa vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus ds nkSjku vkgr dks ikSf"Vd Hkkstu o vU; enksa esa 500@& :i;s izfrfnu ds fglkc ls 5]000@& :i;s fnyok;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA vr% mDr en esa 3]000@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA vf/kdj.k }kjk vkgr dks vU; enksa esa fnyk;h x;h jkf'k iw.kZr% mfpr o i;kZIr gSa] vr% mDr enksa eas fdlh izdkj dk gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk tks izfrdj jkf'k fnyk;h x;h gS] mlesa c<ksrjh djrs gq, vihykFkhZ@vkgr dqy 49]124@& :i;s vfrfjDr :i ls izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA mijksDr foospukuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj fo}ku U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] Vksad }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 179@2009 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 05-01-2012 dks mikUrfjr djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk tks izfrdj jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;h x;h gS] mlds vfrfjDr vihykFkhZ@vkgr 49]124@& :i;s izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gksxk rFkk vihykFkhZ mDr c<+h gqbZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk izLrqr djus dh fnukad ls olwyh dh fnukad rd 07 izfr'kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt nj ls C;kt Hkh izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gksxkA vihyk/khu vkns'k dh 'ks"k 'krsaZ ;Fkkor jgsaxhA [2025:RJ-JP:36004] (5 of 5) [CMA-1224/2012] 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 (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J MANISH SAINI /97