[2025:RJ-JP:51932] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2051/2018 1. Meenu Kanwar, Aged 26 Years Wife of Late Bhagirath Singh Daughter of Ganga Singh 2. Snehakanwar, D/o Late Bhagirath Singh, Aged 7 Years 3. Akshita Kanwar D/o Late Bhagirath Singh, Aged 4 Years 4. Parinita Rathore D/o Late Bhagirath Singh, Aged 3 Years Daughter Are Minors, Hence Represented Through Their Natural Guardian Mother Smt. Meenukanwar, Wife of Late Bhagirath Singh 5. Kesharsingh S/o Prithvisingh, Aged 58 Years Father of Late Bhagirath Singh. 6. Guddi Kanwar, W/o Keshar Singh Aged 55 Years Mother of Late Bhagirath Singh. All Residents of Rajiyasar Mitha, Tehsil Sujangarh And Dist. Churu, Hala Abad Gram Chandra Singh Pura Post. Jana Tehsil Data Ramgarh Zila Sikar. ----Claimants/Appellants Versus 1. Chunni Ram, S/o Pura Ram, Aged 29 Years, Resident of Purabsar, Tehsil Rawatsar, Dist. Hanuman Garh (Driver of Vehicle Truck No. RJ-31-GA-3497) 2. Ranveer Singh, S/o Keshara Ram, Resident of Chandari Choti Police Thana, Pallu, Tehsil Rawatsar Dist. Hanumangarh (Regd. Owner of Truck No. RJ-31-GA-3497) 3. IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd., Branch Office Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan Through Manager (Insurance Company of Vehicle Truck No. RJ-31-GA-3497) ----Non-Claimants-Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Prabhansh Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Rajani Vyas, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 15/12/2025 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 ;kfpdk la[;k&384@2014] ehuw daoj o vU; cuke pqUuhjke o vU; esa [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (2 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 16-01-2018 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 HkkxhjFk flag e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 99]95]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa ;kphx.k dks dqy 10]60]660@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 07 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 vk; 4]914@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rd nq?kZVuk ls iwoZ vkWVks ikVZl dh nqdku dj o vkWVks ikVZ~l feL=h dk dk;Z dj rFkk Ñf"k dk;Z o i'kqikyu dj izfrekg 17]500@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djrk FkkA 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 fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks la'kksf/kr dj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 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 ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 31-03-2014 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks nq?kZVuk ls iwoZ vkWVks ikVZl dh nqdku dj o vkWVks ikVZ~l feL=h dk dk;Z dj rFkk Ñf"k dk;Z o i'kqikyu dj izfrekg 17]500@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djuk [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (3 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] vo'; crk;k x;k gSA ftlds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dk foØe vkWVks lsUVj }kjk tkjh izek.k i= izn'kZ&20 fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftls xokg ,-MCY;w&3 Hkaoj flag tks fd foØe vkWVks lsaVj dk ekfyd gS] mlds }kjk izekf.kr Hkh fd;k x;k gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr izek.k i= izn'kZ&20 bl vk/kkj ij fo'okl ugha fd;k x;k fd e`rd ds osru Hkqxrku ckcr~ dksbZ jlhn] okmpj rFkk [kkrkcgh ;k vdkmaV cqd vkfn i=koyh ij is'k ugha dh x;h gSA u gh e`rd ds dq'ky feL=h gksus ds laca/k esa dksbZ izf'k{k.k izek.k i= i=koyh ij izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA 7- bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd Dyse ;kfpdk fnukad 10-09-2014 dks is'k dh x;h gSA mlh fnu vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l us ;g crk fn;k Fkk fd e`rd dk fu;ksDrk dkSu gS] e`rd dgka dke djrk gS rFkk D;k vk; vftZr djrk gSA izek.k i= izn'kZ&20 esa ;g fy[kk x;k gS fd HkkxhjFk flag ¼e`rd½ mldh nqdku esa foxr 15 ekg ls dk;Zjr FkkA izn'kZ&20 fnukad 12-02-2016 dks tkjh fd;k x;k gSA ftlds laca/k esa xokg ,-MCY;w&3 Hkaoj flag }kjk vius c;ku esa dFku fd;k x;k gS fd foØe vkWVks lsaVj mldk Lo;a dk gS tks ljnkj 'kgj esa fLFkr gSA mlds ;gka e`rd HkkxhjFk flag eksVj ikV~Zl dh nqdku ij dk;Z djrk Fkk tks vkWVks ikV~Zl dk dq'ky feL=h FkkA xokg ,-MCY;w&3 Hkaoj flag dk c;ku fnukad 25-07-2016 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 foØe vkWVks lsaVj 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 ldrs 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. [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (4 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] 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 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/-." 8- ,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&20 ds vk/kkj ij fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&20 eas e`rd dh vk; 9]500@& #i;s ekfld n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky; osru izek.k i= [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (5 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] izn'kZ&20 ij fo'okl djrs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 9]500@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 27 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal esa vafdr tUefrfFk 05-08-1983 ds vuqlkj e`rd dh oDr ?kVuk vk;q 31 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA pwafd oDr ?kVuk e`rd 31 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 ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 40 izfr'kr dh Hkfo";&o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj 9]500@& #i;s dk 40 izfr'kr 3]800@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 40 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy ekfld vk; 13]300@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 9- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy N% vkfJr crk;s x;s gSaA ,slh fLFkfr esa e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en eas 1@4 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 13]300@& #i;s dk 1@4 Hkkx 3]325@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 9]975@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 31 o"kZ gksuk 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 e`rd dh 31 o"kZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 16 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA 10- rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 9]975@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 9]975 x 12 x 16 = 19]15]200@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dsoyek= e`rd dh iRuh vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa 40]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA vU; vihykFkhZx.k dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (6 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] 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; fjiksVZsM 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; fjiksVZsM 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 dalksfVZ;e dh en esa nh tkus okyh jkf'k ij izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dk fl)kUr Hkh izfrikfnr fd;k x;k 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 dh iRuh vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 dks ^^Likml dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa 48]000@& #i;s] e`rd ds cPpksa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 4 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 48]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds firk o ekrk vihykFkhZ la[;k&5 o 6 dks ^^fQfy;y dalksfVZ;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 vihykFkhZx.k dks vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% vafre laLdkj dh en esa rFkk 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 esa 19]15]200@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& #i;s½ dqy 2]88]000@& [2025:RJ-JP:51932] (7 of 7) [CMA-2051/2018] 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 22]39]200@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 10]60]660@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr~ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 11]78]540@& 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 10]60]660@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 22]39]200@& :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 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 18- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /25