[2025:RJ-JP:51935] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 28/2023 Babu Lal Meena Son of Shri Ramswaroop Meena, Aged About 43 Years, Resident of Village Tarangpur, Tehsil And Police Station Malarna Doongar, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.). ----Claimant/Appellant Versus 1. Sarwan Son of Ganeshan, Resident of 63-B, Retin Patti Gali, Sri Bilipurthur, Police Station Viruddh Nagar, District Viruh Nagar, Tamilnadu 626125 (At The Time of Accident, Driver of Vehicle Trarbo Truck No. T.N. 52/F. 8431) 2. Kathirwel B. Son of A. Venktachelam, Resident of D No. 5/79, A, Reddipallayam, Alathur, Post Shankri Taluka, Selam District, Tamilnadu. (At The Time of Accident, Owner of Vehicle Trarbo Truck No. T.N. 52/F. 8431) 3. H.D.F.C. Irgo General Insurance Company Limited, Upasana Tower, Office No. 2 C- 98, Third Floor, Sanghvi, Subhash Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur (Raj.) (Insurance Company of Vehicle Trarabo Truck No. T.N. 52/F. 8431) ----Non-Claimants/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Yunus Khan, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 15/12/2025 1- vihykFkhZ ckcw yky }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds vUrxZr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] lokbZ ek/kksiqj ¼jkt-½ ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&135@2019] ckcwyky eh.kk cuke ljou o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-09-2022 ¼ftls vkxs ^vk{ksfir fu.kZ;* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (2 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] 2- vihykFkhZ ckcw yky }kjk vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa Lo;a ds vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i 61]25]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k djrs gq, ;kph dks dqy 3]81]935@& #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] vihykFkhZ 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 vihykFkhZ dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 26 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij djrs gq, 5]850@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA tcfd vihykFkhZ dh vk; dh x.kuk 30 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ etnwjh o Ñf"k dk;Z dj 10]000@& :i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djrk FkkA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds iSj esa rFkk eqag ij vfLFk Hkax dh xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ] ftuds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dqy 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dkfjr gksuk ik;k x;k gS] fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 23 izfr'kr vkadk tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kkvksa dh deh ds en esa dksbZ lewfpr jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks ugha fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk vU; enksa esa Hkh vR;f/kd de jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] ftuesa c<+ksrjh dh tkosA vr% vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dh vksj ls vihykFkhZ ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (3 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] fd;s x;s fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA 5- nksuksa i{kksa dks lquk x;kA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds dkfjr gqbZ ds iSj esa rFkk eqag ij vfLFk Hkax dh xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftuds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj ij dqy 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gSA eksVj nq?kZVuk esa vkgr O;fDr;ksa dks {kfriwfrZ fnyok;s tkus ds lanHkZ esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius U;kf;d n`"Vkar Anant Son of Sidheswar Dukre Vs. Pratap Son of Zhampannappa Lamzane & Anr. reported in (2018) 9 Supreme Court Cases 450, esa fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k gS tks fuEu izdkj ls gS %& “12. In case of motor accidents leading to injuries and disablements, it is a well settled principle that a person must not only be compensated for his physical injury, but also for the non-pecuniary losses which he has suffered due to the injury. The claimant is entitled to be compensated for his inability to lead a full life, and enjoy those things and amenities which he would have enjoyed, but for the injuries. 13. The purpose of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is to fully and adequately restore the aggrieved to the position prior to the accident. This Court in Yadava Kumar v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. explained “just compensation” in the following words: 15. It goes without saying that in matters of determination of compensation both the tribunal and the court are statutorily charged with a responsibility of fixing a “just compensation”. It is obviously true that determination of a just compensation cannot be equated to a bonanza. At the same time the concept of “just compensation” obviously suggests application of fair and equitable principles and a reasonable approach on the part of the tribunals and courts. This [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (4 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] reasonableness on the part of the tribunal and court must be on a large peripheral field.” 7- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 10-05-2019 dh gksuk crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks 43 o"kZ dh vk;q dk gksuk crkrs gq, etnwjh o Ñf"k dk;Z dj 10]000@& :i;s izfrekg vk; vftZr djuk vo'; crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq vihykFkhZ }kjk Lo;a dh vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ Bksl lk{; fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ ds dk;Z dh izÑfr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks vdq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh 225@& #i;s izfrfnu ds vk/kkj ij mldh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 26 fnuksa dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij djrs gq, 5]850@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA tcfd vihykFkhZ dh vk; 30 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij fu/kkZfjr dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks etnwjh o Ñf"k dk;Z djuk crk;k x;k gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky;] vihykFkhZ ds dk;Z dh izÑfr o ?kVuk dh frfFk 10-05-2019 dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq,] oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij mldh nSfud vk; 225@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 225 x 30 = 6]750@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSaA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 43 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA pwafd oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ 43 o"kZ vk;q dk Lofu;ksftr O;olk;h FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 25 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr vk; 6]750@& #i;s dk 25 izfr'kr 1]688@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 25 izfr'kr jkf'k dks vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (5 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar vihykFkhZ dh dqy ekfld vk; 8]438@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 8- gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj ds fofHkUu Hkkxksa esa lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ rFkk vihykFkhZ ds iSj esa o eqag ij vfLFk Hkax dh xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ] ftuds lkewfgd izHkko ls vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dqy 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&97 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 23 izfr'kr vkadk x;k gSA 9- bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"VkUr Prakash Chand Sharma Vs. Rambabu Saini & Anr. reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 276, ds ekeys esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& "9. The Tribunal questioned the competence of the Medical Board to assess the permanent disability of the claimant- appellant, terming the certificate of the Medical Board as not completely reliable. If the Tribunal had reason to doubt the medical certificate, the option available before it was to have the disability re-assessed but it could not have gone into the details of the determination of disability. Since that course of action has not been adopted, the opinion of the Medical Board, being an opinion of the experts is to be treated as such. That apart, the comatose state of the claimant- appellant is not in dispute." 10- bl izdkj izdk'k pan 'kekZ ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ;g ekuk x;k gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k] LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= esa n'kkZ;h x;h LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks de ugha dj ldrkA ;fn fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= ds laca/k esa lansg gks rks og LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ds laca/k esa iqu% fo'ks"kK dh jk; izkIr dj ldrk gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (6 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] vU;Fkk ,slh fLFkfr esa esfMdy cksMZ ds fo'ks"kKksa }kjk LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= esa tks LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk n'kkZ;h x;h gS] og iw.kZ LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk fo'ks"kKksa dh jk; vuqlkj ;Fkkor ekuh tkosxhA 11- gLrxr ekeys esa LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&97 jktdh; fpfdRlky; ds esfMdy cksMZ }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] izdk'k pUn 'kekZ ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ls lger gksrs gq, vihykFkhZ ds LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&97 esa n'kkZ;h x;h 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa Hkh 46-2 izfr'kr vkadk tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 12- oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks etnwjh o Ñf"k dk;Z djuk crk;k x;k gS] ftlds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dks vdq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fuf'pr :i ls vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; esa deh gksuk LokHkkfod gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr gqbZ 46-2 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ds vk/kkj ij ge] vihykFkhZ dks vk; dh {kfr Hkh 46-2 izfr'kr gksuk ikrs gSaA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 8]438@& #i;s dk 46-2 izfr'kr 3]898@& #i;s gksrk gS tks vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh ekfld {kfr gSA oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 43 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªklaiksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZ dh 43 o"kZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 14 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh dqy {kfr 3]898 x 12 x 14 = 6]54]864@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA 13- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks bykt ij O;; gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 79]975@& #i;s] ,d lk/kkj.k o pkj xaHkhj pksVksa dh en esa 43]000@& #i;s rFkk 33 fnol rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 33]000@& #i;s [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (7 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks mDr enksa esa fnyokbZ x;h jkf'k esa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA 14- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa ge] 46]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 15- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kkvksa dh deh ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kkvksa dh deh ds en esa ge] 46]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 16- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa rFkk ;krk;kr o ifjogu ij O;; dh x;h jkf'k ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA ekeys dh ?kVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds iSj esa o eqag ij vfLFk Hkax dh xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gS] ftuds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ dks fo'ks"k vkgkj dh vko';drk jgh gksxh rFkk vihykFkhZ dks Lo;a ds bykt gsrq vLirky vkus&tkus esa ;krk;kr o ifjogu ij jkf'k [kpZ djuh iM+h gksxhA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s rFkk ;krk;kr o ifjogu ij O;; gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 10]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 17- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks byktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ vk; dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA ;g LoHkkfod gS fd ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj ij dkfjr gqbZ pksVksa ds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ djhc pkj ekg rd vk; vftZr djus esa vleFkZ jgk gksxkA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] byktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ pkj ekg ds vk; dh gkfu ds en esa 27]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA [2025:RJ-JP:51935] (8 of 8) [CMA-28/2023] 18- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZ@DysesaV fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gS %& Øe la- 'kh"kZ@en bl fu.kZ; ds rgr fu/kkZfjr dh x;h jkf’k ¼#i;s esa½ 1- Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; vtZu dh {kerk esa deh ds en esa 6]54]864@& 2- 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa 46]000@& 3- Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa 46]000@& 4- bykt ij O;; gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 79]975@& 5- ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa 15]000@& 6- ;krk;kr o ifjogu ij [kpZ gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 10]000@& 7- 33 fnol rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 33]000@& 8- ,d lk/kkj.k o pkj xaHkhj pksVksa dh en esa 43]000@& 9- byktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ pkj ekg vk; dh gkfu ds en esa 27]000@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 9]54]839@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 3]81]935@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr~ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 5]72]904@& 19- rnuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZ@DysesaV dks 3]81]935@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 9]54]839@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tk,xhA vihykFkhZ }kjk iwoZ esa izkIr dh x;h jkf’k dks iapkV jkf’k esa ls lek;ksftr fd;k tkdj 'ks"k jkf’k vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ik;k tkrk gSA 20- bl vkns'k }kjk c<+kbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZ] 08 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA 21- rnuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 22- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /33