[2026:RJ-JP:4505] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR (1) S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2835/2013 Mahendra Mali Son of Shri Prahalad Mali, Resident of Village Khandar, Distt. Sawaimadhopur. (Regd. Owner of Vehicle No. RJ- 25/GA-0336). ----Non-Claimant-Owner-Appellant Versus 1. Ramdayal Meena Son of Shri Madan Mohan Meena, Aged About 34 Years, Resident of Village Anilala, Tehsil Khandar, Distt. Sawaimadhopur. ----Claimant-Respondent 2. I.C.I. Lombard General Insurance Company, Jeenath House, Infront of Rescourse, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai (Insurer of Vehicle No. RJ-25/GA-0336). ----Opposite Party No. 2-Respondent Connected With (2) S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3429/2013 Mahendra Mali Son of Shri Prahalad Mali, Resident of Village Khandar, Distt. Sawaimadhopur. (Regd. Owner of Vehicle No. RJ- 25/GA-0336). ----Non-Claimant-Owner-Appellant Versus 1. Kailash Meena Son of Shri Ram Kalyan Meena, Aged About 35 Years, Resident of Vilage Anilala, Tehsil Khandar, Distt. Sawaimadhopur. ----Claimant-Respondent 2. I.C.I. Lombard General Insurance Company, Jeenath House, Infront of Rescourse, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai (Insurer of Vehicle No. RJ-25/GA-0336). ----Opposite Party No. 2-Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Lakshaya Kumar Sharma, Adv. for Mr. L.L. Gupta, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Virendra Agrawal, Adv. (for Insurance Company) [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (2 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 23/01/2026 1- ukWu DysesaV@vihykaV okgu ekfyd ¼ftls vkxs ^vihykaV okgu ekfyd* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ dh vksj ls izLrqr flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&2835@2013 ,oa flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3429@2013] mDr nksuksa nhokuh fofo/k vihysa /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr 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&60@2008] jke n;ky cuke egsUnz ekyh o vU; rFkk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&61@2008 dSyk'k cuke egsUnz ekyh o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 07-05-2013 ¼ftls vkxs *vk{ksfir fu.kZ;* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA ftudk fuLrkj.k lqfo/kk dh n`f"V ls bl ,d fu.kZ; ds }kjk fd;k tk jgk gSA 2- nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV jken;ky }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa Lo;a ds vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 6]67]000@& #i;s rFkk vihykFkhZ dSyk'k }kjk eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa Lo;a ds vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 8]59]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk,a izLrqr dh x;hA 3- blls iwoZ fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 25-05-2011 ds tfj;s nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV jken;ky o nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV dSyk'k dks fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ls O;fFkr gksdj vihykaV okgu ekfyd }kjk ,l-ch- flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3666@2011 o ,l-ch- flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3667@2011 bl U;k;ky; ds le{k is'k dh xbZA ftudk bl U;k;ky; dh leUo; ihB }kjk fnukad 06-10-2012 o 31-07-2012 dks fuLrkj.k djrs gq, fook|d la[;k&3 o 5 esa fn;s x;s fofu'p; dks vikLr djrs gq, i=koyh mDr fcUnqvksa dh gn rd iqu% fu.kZ; djus gsrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks fjek.M dh xbZ FkhA ftldh vuqikyuk esa fo}ku [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (3 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] vf/kdj.k }kjk fnukad 07-05-2013 dks mDr fook|d la[;k&3 o 5 dh gn rd iqu% fu.kZ; djrs gq, nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV jken;ky o nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV dSyk'k ds i{k eas Øe'k% 1]56]212@& #i;s o 1]74]727@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 06 izfr'kr lkykuk dh nj ls fnyokbZ x;h rFkk chek dEiuh dks ;g Lora=rk nh x;h gS fd og {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh vnk;xh nkokdrkZx.k dks djs o vnk dh x;h jkf'k dks vihykFkhZ okgu ekfyd@pkyd ls olwy ysosA fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr ^^is ,.M fjdoj** ds fu"d"kZ ls O;fFkr gksdj vihykaV okgu ekfyd@pkyd dh vksj ls flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&2835@2013 ,oa flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3429@2013] fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr ^^is ,.M fjdoj** ds fu"d"kZ dks vikLr djok;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA 4- flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&2835@2013 ,oa flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3429@2013 ds laca/k esa nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV okgu ekfyd dk rdZ jgk gS fd bl ekeys esa okgu VsEiks uEcj vkjts&25&th,&0336 ¼ftls vkxs ^iz'uxr okgu* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds pkyd ds ikl oDr ?kVuk iz'uxr okgu dks pykus dk oS/k o izHkkoh MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ugha gksus ds vk/kkj chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku gksuk ekurs gq, lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k vnk;xh dk nkf;Ro chek dEiuh ij Mkyk tkdj chek dEiuh dks ;g funsZ'k fn;k x;k gS fd chek dEiuh lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV~l jken;ky o dSyk'k dks vnk djsa rFkk vnk dh x;h mDr jkf'k dks iz'uxr okgu pkyd o Lokeh ls olwy dj ysosA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vius vk{ksfir fu.kZ; esa ^^is ,.M fjdoj** ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS] og =qfViw.kZ gSA vr% mijksDr vk/kkjksa ij vihykaV okgu ekfyd }kjk izLrqr vihyksa dks Lohdkj fd;k tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks vikLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu eas vihykaV okgu ekfyd }kjk fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd;s x;s %& ● Mukund Dewangan Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Limited reported in (2017) 14 SCC 663 & [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (4 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] ● Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Rambha Devi and Ors. reported in (2025) 3 SCC 95. 5- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dh vksj vihykaV okgu ekfyd ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd ;g vihy okgu Lokeh@pkyd }kjk is'k dh x;h gS] fdUrq okgu Lokeh@pkyd lk{; gsrq mifLFkr ugha gqvk gSA vr% vihykaV okgu ekfyd mDr cpko ysus ds fy, Lora= ugha gSA vr% fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykaV okgu ekfyd dh vksj ls izLrqr dh x;h vihyksa dks [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 6- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=kofy;ksa o fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vfHkys[kksa dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 7- gLrxr vihyksa dk fuLrkj.k fuEukuqlkj fd;k tk jgk gS %& flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&2835@2013 %& rFkk flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k&3429@2013 %& 8- i=kofy;ksa ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 10-04-2007 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk iz'uxr okgu VsEiks ls nq?kZVuk dkfjr gksuk crk;k x;k gSA vihykaV okgu ekfyd }kjk ;g rdZ fy;k x;k gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk gLrxr ekeys esa iz'kuxr okgu VsEiks Lokeh@pkyd ds ikl oDr ?kVuk iz'uxr okgu dks pykus dk oS/k o izHkkoh MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ugha gksus ds vk/kkj chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku gksuk ekurs gq, lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k vnk;xh dk nkf;Ro chek dEiuh ij Mkyk tkdj chek dEiuh dks ;g funsZ'k fn;k x;k gS fd chek dEiuh lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV~l jken;ky o dSyk'k dks vnk djsa rFkk vnk dh x;h mDr jkf'k dks iz'uxr okgu pkyd o Lokeh ls olwy dj ysosA bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd okgu ekfyd egsUnz [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (5 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] ekyh tks fd oDr ?kVuk iz'uxr okgu dk pkyd Hkh Fkk] ds ikl izn'kZ&11 MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal Fkk tks eksVj lkbZfdy fon fx;j] ykbZV eksVj Oghdy rFkk VªsDVj vkfn pykus ds fy, fnukad 06-03-2007 ls 05-03-2027 rd ds fy, oS/k o izHkkoh FkkA 9- bl laca/k esa i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izzdV gksrk gS fd iz'uxr okgu VSEiks ,d gYdk okgu gS] ftldk otu 975 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 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 [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (6 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] 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." 10- blh izdkj vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar M/s Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Rambha Devi and Ors. reported in (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 [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (7 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] 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." 11- ,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 Lokeh@pkyd ds ikl oDr ?kVuk gYdk eksVj;ku pykus dk tks oS/k o izHkkoh ykbZlsal nq?kZVuk ds fnu Fkk] mDr MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ds vk/kkj ij iz'uxr okgu pkyd] iz'uxr okgu dks Hkh pykus ds fy, ;ksX; FkkA vr% bl laca/k esa vihykaV okgu ekfyd }kjk mBkbZ x;h vkifŸk Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykaV okgu ekfyd@pkyd ds i{k esa tks ^^is ,.M fjdoj** dk fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS] og vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA 12- rnuqlkj mijksDr leLr foospu vuqlkj vihykaV okgu ekfyd dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks la'kksf/kr fd;k tkdj vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd izR;FkhZ [2026:RJ-JP:4505] (8 of 8) [CMA-2835/2013] chek dEiuh fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV~l jken;ky o dSyk'k dks vnk djsA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vnk dh x;h vokMZ jkf'k dks iz'uxr okgu Lokeh o pkyd ls olwy djus dk vkns'k Hkh fn;k x;k Fkk] fdUrq bl U;k;ky; }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ^^is ,.M fjdoj** ds laca/k esa fudkys x;s mDr fu"d"kZ dks vikLr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa chek dEiuh vc mDr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dks vihykaV okgu ekfyd@pkyd ls olwy djus dh vf/kdkjh ugha gksxhA 13- vkns’k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA 14- rnuqlkj mDr vihysa fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSaA 15- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /11-12