[2025:RJ-JP:51862] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3293/2014 1. Ramswaroop S/o Shri Mahaveer Prasad Pareek, Aged 42 Years, 2. Smt. Bhanwari Devi W/o Shri Ramswaroop, Aged 40 Years, 3. Sonu D/o Shri Ramswaroop, Aged 20 Years, 4. Rekha Pareek D/o Shri Ramswaroop, Aged 19 Years, 5. Mamta Pareek D/o Shri Ramswaroop, Aged 18 Years, 6. Ranju Pareek D/o Shri Ramswaroop, Aged 08 Years, Minor Through Natural Guardian Fater Shri Ramswaroop, All R/o Phagalwa, Tehsil And District Sikar ----Appellants-Claimants Versus 1. Pawan Kumar S/o Shri Hoshiyar Singh, R/o Sawlod, Police Station Buhana, District Jhunjhunu (Raj.) (Driver Bus No. RJ 19 PA 0354) 2. Pyaray Lal S/o Shri Chelluram, R/o Ghardu, Police Station Surajgarh, District Jhunjhunju (Raj.) (Owner Bus No. RJ 19 PA 0354) 3. Shri Ram General Insurance Company Ltd., Through Manager Branch Sikar (Raj.) (Insurer Bus No. RJ 19 PA 0354) ----Respondentd-Opposite Parites For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sahil Duseja, Adv. for Mr. Dinesh Kala, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Rajani Vyas, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 08/12/2025 1- vihykFkhZx.k }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] lhdj ¼jktLFkku½ ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (2 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] ;kfpdk la[;k&425@2013] jkeLo:i o vU; cuke iou dqekj o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 28-06-2014 ¼ftls vkxs ^vk{ksfir fu.kZ;^ ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa iadt dqekj dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 41]97]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k djrs gq, ;kphx.k dks dqy 4]80]000@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 06 izfr'kr lkykuk dh nj ls fnyokbZ x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ls O;fFkr gksdj gLrxr vihy] vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA 3- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 4]500@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rd flgksfV;k iSVªksy iEi ij Mhty Hkjus dk dk;Z dj rFkk pkSdhnkj dh ukSdjh dj izfrekg 6]000@& #i;s vk; vftZr djrk FkkA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dksbZ o`f) ugha dh x;h gS rFkk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh x.kuk gsrq e`rd ds ekrk&firk dh vk;q dks vk/kkj ekudj 15 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj Hkh =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa rFkk vU; enksa esa Hkh vR;f/kd de jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] ftuesa c<+ksrjh dh tkosA vr% vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy dks Lohdkj fd;k tkdj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd;s x;s %& ● Sadhana Tomar & Ors. Vs. Ashok Kushwaha & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 3763/2025) (Arising Out of SLP(C) No. 6986/2023) & ● Maa Sai School Vs. Shanti Lal Alias Pintu Modi & Ors. (S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1545/2015). [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (3 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] 4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek daiuh dh vksj ls vihykFkhZx.k ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA 5- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh o fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd Dyse ;kfpdk esa ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 01-07-2011 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks flgksfV;k iSVªksy iEi ij Mhty Hkjus dk dk;Z dj rFkk pkSdhnkj dh ukSdjh dj izfrekg 6]000@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa e`rd dk osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 i=koyh ij is'k fd;k x;k gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 ij fo'okl ugha fd;k tkdj oDr ?kVuk e`rd ds dk;Z dh izÑfr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij mldh vk; 4]500@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA 7- vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk ds pj.k la[;k&4] 5 o 6 esa e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk flgksfV;k isVªksy iEi] dY;k.k lfdZy] lhdj esa 6]000@& #i;s ekfld vk; ij ukSdjh djuk crk;k x;k gS] ftlds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dk osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 i=koyh ij is'k fd;k gSA mDr osru izek.k i= dks isVªksy iEi ds ekfyd vkuanh yky }kjk izekf.kr fd;k x;k gS rFkk dFku fd;k gS fd iadt ikfjd mlds isVªksy iEi ij xkMZ dh ukSdjh djrk Fkk] ftls og 6]000@& #i;s ekfld osru nsrk FkkA flgksfV;k isVªksy iEi dk ekfyd vkuanh yky xokg ,-MCY;w&3 ds :i esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k ijhf{kr gqvk gS] ftlus vius c;ku esa bl rF; dks Lohdkj fd;k gS fd mDr osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 mlus Lo;a us tkjh fd;k gS] ftl ij xokg us vius gLrk{kj gksuk Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS] ftldk [k.Mu ugha gqvk gSA 8- bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd Dyse ;kfpdk fnukad 17-09-2011 dks is'k dh x;h gSA mlh fnu vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l us ;g crk fn;k Fkk fd fu;ksDrk dkSu gS] e`rd dgka dke djrk gS rFkk fdruh vk; vftZr [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (4 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] djrk gSA xokg vkuanh yky dk c;ku fnukad 01-02-2014 dks gqvk gSA bl izdkj izR;FkhZx.k] ftuesa chek dEiuh Hkh 'kkfey gS] ds ikl i;kZIr volj Fkk fd os bl ckr ds rF;ksa dh tkudkjh ¼osfjQkbZ½ djrs fd e`rd mDr isVªksy iEi ij dk;Z djrk Fkk vFkok ugha] D;k dk;Z djrk Fkk o mls fdruk osru feyrk Fkk ;k Dyse ;kfpdk esa vkthfodk o vk; ds laca/k esa of.kZr rF;ksa ds [k.Mu esa izR;FkhZx.k dksbZ lk{; izLrqr dj ldr Fks] fdUrq bl laca/k esa izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh }kjk [k.Mu esa ,slh dksbZ lk{; is'k ugha dh x;h gS] ftlls fd e`rd ds O;olk; o vk; ds laca/k esa fd;s x;s vfHkopuksa dk lk{; esa [k.Mu gksrk gksA blds vfrfjDr bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar Rajwati @ Rajjo & Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors. reported in 2022 (10) WLC 178 (SC) ds ekeys esa ;g er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& "19. It is well settled that Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is a beneficial piece of legislation and as such, while dealing with compensation cases, once the actual occurrence of the accident has been established, the Tribunal’s role would be to award just and fair compensation. As held by this Court in Sunita (Supra) and Kusum Lata (Supra), strict rules of evidence as applicable in a criminal trial, are not applicable in motor accident compensation cases, i.e., to say, “the standard of proof to be borne in mind must be of preponderance of probability and not the strict standard of proof beyond all reasonable doubt which is followed in criminal cases”. 20. In view of the above, we do not agree with the view taken by the High Court while rejecting the salary certificate (Exhibit 19) and pay slip (Exhibit 20) of the deceased merely on the ground that the person issuing the two aforementioned documents was not examined before the Learned Tribunal. The said documents are conclusive proof of the income of the deceased and were also corroborated by the statements of the deceased’s wife (Appellant No. 1 herein) and his co-workers. As such, the High Court was not justified in assessing the income [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (5 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] of the deceased at Rs.4,836/- per month on the basis of minimum wages fixed by the State at the relevant time. Resultantly, we affirm the findings of the Learned Tribunal so far as they relate to assessing the deceased’s income at Rs.11,225/- per month on the basis of aforementioned two documents. Annual income of the deceased, therefore, amounts to, Rs.11,225/- x 12 = Rs.1,34,700/-." 9- ,slh fLFkfr esa ge jktorh mQZ jTtks ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ikfjr er ls lger gksrs gq, bl ekeys esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk; mlds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 ds vk/kkj ij fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 eas e`rd dh vk; 6]000@& #i;s ekfld n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky; osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&10 ij fo'okl djrs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 6]000@& fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh c<+ksrjh ds en esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) ugha dh x;h gSSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 22 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gSA pwafd oDr ?kVuk e`rd 22 o"kZ vk;q dk osru Hkksxh O;fDr Fkk] u fd Lofu;ksftr O;olk;hA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 50 izfr'kr dh Hkfo";&o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj 6]000@& #i;s dk 50 izfr'kr 3]000@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 50 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy ekfld vk; 9]000@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 10- oDr ?kVuk e`rd vfookfgr FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en eas 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA 9]000@& #i;s dk 1@2 Hkkx 4]500@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 4]500@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd 22 o"kZ vk;q dk FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªklaiksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (6 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vk/kkj ij e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 18 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr Fkk fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh ekrk dh mez dks vk/kkj ekudj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh x.kuk gsrq 15 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS] ftls la'kksf/kr fd;k tkuk ge mfpr le>rs gSaA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; 4]500@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 4]500 x 12 x 18 = 9]72]000@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 o 2 e`rd ds ekrk&firk dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa izR;sd dks 30]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 60]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA e`rd ds HkkbZ&cguksa dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ o ;wukbZVsM bf.M;k ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke lfrUnj dkSj mQZ lrfoUnj dkSj o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2021½ 11 ,llhlh 780 o vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar esxek tujy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke ukuw jke mQZ pqg: jke o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2018½ 18 ,llhlh 130 ds ekeyksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj izR;sd vkfJr dks 40]000@& #i;s dalksfVZ;e dh en esa fnyok;s tkus dk fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA lkFk gh iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ;g fl)kUr Hkh izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd e`rd ds vkfJrx.k dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa nh tkus okyh jkf'k esa izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh dh tkuh visf{kr gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½] lfrUnj dkSj mQZ lrfoUnj dkSj ¼mijksDr½ o ukuw jke mQZ pqg: jke ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeyksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd ds firk o ekrk rFkk e`rd ds HkkbZ&cfgu] vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 yxk;r 6 dks ^^fQfy;y lksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 48]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 2]88]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 12- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% vafre [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (7 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] laLdkj dh en esa o lEink dh gkfu ds en esa ge] iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj fu/kkZfjr ns; jkf'k ij] izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa nl izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh djrs gq, 18]000&18]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 36]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k mDr enksa esa vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 13- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa %& Øe la- 'kh"kZ@en bl fu.kZ; ds rgr fu/kkZfjr dh x;h jkf’k ¼:i;s esa½ 1- vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds en esaa 9]72]000@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& #i;s½ dqy 2]88]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 18]000@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 18]000@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 12]96]000@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 4]80]000@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr~ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 8]16]000@& 14- rnuqlkj nkokdrkZ@vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lafLFkr vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk nkokdrkZ@vihykFkhZx.k dks 4]80]000@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 12]96]000@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkosxhA vihykFkhZx.k }kjk iwoZ esa izkIr dh x;h jkf’k dks iapkV jkf’k esa ls lek;ksftr fd;k tkdj 'ks"k jkf’k vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh ik;s tkrs gSaA 15- bl vkns'k }kjk c<kbZ xbZ lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls nkokdrkZ@vihykFkhZx.k] 08 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 16- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA 17- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51862] (8 of 8) [CMA-3293/2014] 18- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /98-S