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[2026:RJ-JP:9546] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2203/2009 The National Insurance Co. Limited Through Its Manager (Legal) At Regional Office Jeevan Nidhi L.I.C. Building, B.S. Road, Jaipur ----Appellant/Non Claimant No 4 Versus
1. Dhan Singh S/o Sh Kalu Lal, Aged-44 Yrs.
2. Bal ram S/o Dhan Singh, Aged - 9 Yrs
3. Kanhaiya S/o Dhan Singh, Aged-6 Yrs Respondent No. 2 And 3 Minor, Through Their Guardian And Father Sh. Dhan Singh All R/o Village Post Prithvipura, Tehsil Manohar Thana, Distt Jhalawar (Raj) ----Respondents/Claimants
4. Kalu Lal S/o Beeramal, R/o Pacheta Tehsil Manohar Thana, Distt. Jhalawar (Raj) -- Driver
5. Sh Gopal S/o Ratan Lal, R/o Pacheta
6. Sh. Girdhari Lal S/o Ratan Lal All Resident of Village And Post Pacheta, Tehsil Manohar Thana, Distt Jhalawar (Raj). For Appellant(s) : Mrs. Manju Jain, Adv. For Respondent(s) : None Present HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR
Judgment 19/01/2026 1- ukWu DysesaV la[;k&4@vihykaV chek dEiuh ¼ftls vkxs ^vihykaV chek dEiuh* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ dh vksj ls ;g vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj;ku nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] vdysjk] ftyk >kykokM+ ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&40@2008] /kuflag o vU; cuke dkywyky o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 24-01-2009 [2026:RJ-JP:9546] (2 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] ¼ftls vkxs *vk{ksfir fu.kZ;* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- nkokdrkZx.k@jsLiksaMsaV~l ¼ftUgsa vkxs *nkokdrkZx.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa ekaxhckbZ dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 19]01]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]04]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] vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks fujLr djok;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA 3- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dk rdZ jgk gS fd oDr ?kVuk okgu pkyd dkyw yky ds ikl iz'uxr okgu fidvi uEcj vkjts&17&th,&0186 ds pkyd ds ikl mDr okgu dks pykus dk oS/k o izHkkoh MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ugha Fkk rFkk okgu pkyd ds ikl gYds eksVj;ku pykus dk ykbZlsal FkkA bl izdkj oDr ?kVuk iz'uxr okgu pkyd ds ikl okgu dks pykus gsrq oS/k vuqKk&i= ugha FkkA ftl dkj.k chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku gksus ls chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh vnk;xh gsrq ftEesnkj ughaa gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fcuk fdlh Bksl lk{; ds e`rdk dh vk; 3]000@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj vR;f/kd {kfriwfrZ jkf'k nkokdrkZx.k dks fnyokbZ x;h gSA mijksDr rdksZa ds vk/kkj ij vihykaV chek daiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy dks Lohdkj fd;k tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 4- cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh o fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 5- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek daiuh dh vksj ls eq[;r% ;g vkifŸk yh xbZ gS fd gLrxr ekeys dh ?kVuk esa fyIr fidvi okgu la[;k [2026:RJ-JP:9546] (3 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] vkjts&17&th,&0186 ,d VªkaliksVZ Oghdy gS] ftls pykus ds fy, okgu pkyd ds ikl
VªkaliksVZ Oghdy pykus dk ykbZlsal gksuk vko”;d FkkA tcfd gLrxr ekeys esa iz”uxr okgu pkyd ds ikl gYdk eksVj;ku pykus dk ykbZlsal FkkA bl izdkj MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal laca/kh chek ikWfylh dh “krZ dk mYya?ku gksus ds dkj.k chek daiuh {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha gSA 6- bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd oDr ?kVuk okgu pkyd dkywyky ds ikl izn'kZ&9 MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal Fkk tks eksVj lkbZfdy fon fx;j o ykbZV eksVj Oghdy vkfn pykus ds fy, fnukad 13-02-2006 ls 12-02-2026 rd ds fy, oS/k o izHkkoh FkkA 7- bl laca/k esa i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izzdV gksrk gS fd iz'uxr okgu fidvi uEcj vkjts&17&th,&0186 ,d gYdk eksVj okgu gS] ftldk Hkkj lfgr otu 2820 fdyksxzke gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us U;kf;d n`"Vkar Mukund Dewangan Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Limited reported in (2017) 14 SCC 663 ds ekeys esa fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd vxj fdlh okgu pkyd ds ikl gYdk eksVj;ku pykus dk ykbZlsal gks rks og gYdk eksVj okgu o gYdk VªkaliksVZ okgu pykus ds fy, Hkh l{ke gksrk gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us bl U;kf;d n`"VkUr esa fuEufyf[kr fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd%&
“(i) ‘Light motor vehicle’ as defined in section 2(21) of the Act would include a transport vehicle as per the weight prescribed in section 2(21) read with section 2 (15) and 2(48). Such transport vehicles are not excluded from the definition of the light motor vehicle by virtue of Amendment Act No.54/1994."
"(ii) A transport vehicle and omnibus, the gross vehicle weight of either of which does not exceed 7500 kg. would be a light motor vehicle and also motor car or tractor or a road roller, ‘unladen weight’ of which does not exceed 7500 kg.
and holder of a driving licence to drive class of “light motor vehicle” as provided in section 10(2)(d) is competent
[2026:RJ-JP:9546] (4 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] to drive a transport vehicle or omnibus, the gross vehicle weight of which does not exceed 7500 kg. or a motor car or tractor or road-roller, the “unladen weight” of which does not exceed 7500 kg. That is to say, no separate endorsement on the licence is required to drive a transport vehicle of light motor vehicle class as enumerated above. A licence issued under section 10(2)(d) continues to be valid after Amendment Act 54/1994 and 28.3.2001 in the form."
"(iii) The effect of the amendment made by virtue of Act No.54/1994 w.e.f. 14.11.1994 while substituting clauses (e) to (h) of section 10(2) which contained “medium goods vehicle” in section 10(2)(e), medium passenger motor vehicle in section 10(2)(f), heavy goods vehicle in section 10(2)(g) and
“heavy passenger motor vehicle” in section 10(2)(h) with expression ‘transport vehicle’ as substituted in section 10(2)(e) related only to the aforesaid substituted classes only. It does not exclude transport vehicle, from the purview of section 10(2)(d) and section 2(41) of the Act i.e. light motor vehicle."
"(iv) The effect of amendment of Form 4 by insertion of “transport vehicle” is related only to the categories which were substituted in the year 1994 and the procedure to obtain driving licence for transport vehicle of class of “light motor vehicle” continues to be the same as it was and has not been changed and there is no requirement to obtain separate endorsement to drive transport vehicle, and if a driver is holding licence to drive light motor vehicle, he can drive transport vehicle of such class without any endorsement to that effect." 8- blh izdkj vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar M/s Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Rambha Devi and Ors. reported in
[2026:RJ-JP:9546] (5 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] (2025) 3 SCC 95 ds ekeys esa Hkh fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd %&
"131.
Our conclusions following the above
discussion are as under:- (I) A driver holding a license for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) class, under Section 10(2)(d) for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight under 7,500 kg, is permitted to operate a ‘Transport Vehicle’ without needing additional authorization under Section 10(2)(e) of the MV Act specifically for the ‘Transport Vehicle’ class. For licensing purposes, LMVs and Transport Vehicles are not entirely separate classes. An overlap exists between the two. The special eligibility requirements will however continue to apply for, inter alia, e-carts, e-rickshaws, and vehicles carrying hazardous goods. (II) The second part of Section 3(1), which emphasizes the necessity of a specific requirement to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle,’ does not supersede the definition of LMV provided in Section 2(21) of the MV Act. (III) The additional eligibility criteria specified in the MV Act and MV Rules generally for driving ‘transport vehicles’ would apply only to those intending to operate vehicles with gross vehicle weight exceeding 7,500 kg i.e. ‘medium goods vehicle’, ‘medium passenger vehicle’, ‘heavy goods vehicle’ and ‘heavy passenger vehicle’. (IV) The decision in Mukund Dewangan (2017) is upheld but for reasons as explained by us in this judgment.
In the absence of any obtrusive omission, the decision is not per incuriam, even if certain provisions of the MV Act and MV Rules were not considered in the said judgment." 9- ,slh fLFkfr esa Mukund Dewangan (supra) rFkk Rambha Devi (supra) okys ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr dk voyac ysrs gq, ge bl fu"d"kZ ij igqWprs gSa fd iz'uxr okgu pkyd ds ikl oDr ?kVuk gYdk eksVj;ku pykus dk tks oS/k o izHkkoh ykbZlsal nq?kZVuk ds fnu Fkk] [2026:RJ-JP:9546] (6 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] mDr MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ds vk/kkj ij iz'uxr okgu pkyd] iz'uxr okgu fidvi dks Hkh pykus ds fy, ;ksX; FkkA bl laca/k esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj yh xbZ vkifŸk lkjghu gksus ls vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA 10- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh }kjk ,d vU; vkifŸk ;g yh xbZ gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fcuk fdlh Bksl lk{; ds e`rdk dh vk; 3]000@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj vR;f/kd {kfriwfrZ jkf'k nkokdrkZx.k dks fnyokbZ x;h gS rks bl laca/k esa i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 03-01-2008 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rdk dks etnwjh dj o nw/k dk O;olk; dj izfrekg 3]000@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gS] fdUrq nkokdrkZx.k }kjk e`rdk dh vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ Bksl izek.k fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr ugha fd;k x;kA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds dk;Z dh izÑfr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, e`rdk dks oDr ?kVuk vdq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij mldh ekfld vk; 3]000@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS tks mfpr izrhr gksrh gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rdk dh mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh c<+ksrjh ds en esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) ugha dh x;h gSA tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rdk 40 o"kZ dh vk;q dh Lofu;ksftr O;olk;h Fkh] ftldh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij 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 40 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr FkkA lkFk gh fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rdk ds vkfJrx.k dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dqy 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k o vafre laLdkj dh en eas 5]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k nkokdrkZx.k dks 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 [2026:RJ-JP:9546] (7 of 7) [CMA-2203/2009] 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 gS rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000&15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;s tkus dk fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA ,sls esa ;fn e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj Hkfo"; o`f) dh tkrh gS o izR;sd nkokdrkZ dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa jkf'k fnyokbZ tkrh gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa jkf'k fnyokbZ tkrh gS rks fuf'pr :i ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh gksxhA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds en esa rFkk leLr vU; enksa esa tks jkf'k nkokdrkZx.k dks fnyokbZ xbZ gS] mls ge fdlh Hkh izdkj ls vf/kd gksuk ugha ikrs gSaA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh }kjk e`rdk dh vk; ds laca/k esa rFkk vR;f/kd {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ds laca/k esa tks vkifŸk yh x;h gS] og Hkh vLohdkj dj [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA 11- mijksDr leLr foospu vuqlkj vihykaV chek dEiuh }kjk izLrqr flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&2203@2009 esa dksbZ lkj ugha gksus ds dkj.k mDr vihy vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA 12- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA 13- rnuqlkj ;g vihy fujLr dh tkrh gSA 14- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /10