[2026:RJ-JP:1004] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 532/2021 Reliance General Insurance Company Limited, Registered Office At 19, Reliance Center, Walchand Heera Chand Marg, Vilad Estate, Mumbai, 400001 At Present Having Its Office At Man Upasana' 6th Floor, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur Through Its Authorized Signatory, (Tata 407, No. RJ 02 GA 2456) ----Appellant-Non-Claimant Versus 1. Rajbeer Singh S/o Late Om Prakash, Aged About 32 Years, Resident of Village Gharchana, Tehsil Bawal, District Rewari, Haryana 2. Kuldeep Singh S/o Late Om Prakash, Aged About 29 Years, Resident of Village Gharchana, Tehsil Bawal, District Rewari, Haryana ----Claimants-Respondents 3. Devendra Kumar S/o Shri Ramavatar, Resident of Village Gaduwas, Tehsil Mundawar, District Alwar (Ragistered Owner of Tata 407, No. RJ 02 GA 2456) 4. Ratan Lal S/o Shri Mehar Chand, Resident of Village Dadhiya, Tehsil Mundawar, Alwar (Driver of Tata 407, No. RJ 02 GA 2456) ----Non-Claimants-Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, Adv. with Mr. Mohsin, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sunil Kumar Yadav, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 06/01/2026 1- ukWu DysesaV@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 okgu nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] eq.Mkoj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&79@2018 ¼27@2015½] jktchj flag o [2026:RJ-JP:1004] (2 of 6) [CMA-532/2021] vU; cuke fjyk;Ul tujy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 21-01-2021 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 vkseizdk'k dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 76]75]476@& #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 29]64]644@& #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 fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds o;Ld iq=ksa dks oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJr ekurs gq, 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA tcfd nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 jktchj jktdh; lsok esa dk;Zjr FkkA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk nkokdrkZx.k dks vR;f/kd {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] ftls de fd;k tkosA vr% mijksDr vk/kkjksa ij vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk nkokdrkZx.k dh vksj ls mijksDr rdkZsa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy dks [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 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- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls eq[;r% ;g rdZ fy;k x;k gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds o;Ld iq=ksa dks oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJr ekurs gq, 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr [2026:RJ-JP:1004] (3 of 6) [CMA-532/2021] dh x;h gSA tcfd nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 jktchj jktdh; lsok esa dk;Zjr FkkA bl laca/k esa i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 03-01-2015 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 o 2 tks fd e`rd ds o;Ld iq= gS] mUgsa vkfJr gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`rd ds o;Ld iq=ksa dks e`rd ij vkfJr gksuk ekurs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh x;h gSA nkokdrkZ@jsLiksaMsaV la[;k&1 jktchj Lo;a xokg ,-MCY;w&1 ds :i esa U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS] ftlus vius c;ku esa ;g dFku fd;k gS fd og dfu"B fyfid ds in ij jktdh; ek/;fed fo|ky;] fljksM dyka esa dk;Zjr gSA mldh ukSdjh fnukad 07-10-2016 dks yxh gSA mlds firkth jktdh; mPp ek/;fed fo|ky;] chtokM pkSgku Ldwy esa ukSdjh djrs FksA mlds firk ds LFkku ij vc mldh ukSdjh yxh gSA ?kVuk fnukad 03-01-2015 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 jktchj dh ukSdjh fnukad 07-10-2016 dks yxh gSA jktchj dks mlds firk dh e`R;q i'pkr~ vuqdEik fu;qfDr nh x;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 oDr ?kVuk vius firk ij gh vkfJr FkkA tgka rd o;Ld iq=ksa dks e`rd ij vkfJr ekus tkus dk iz'u gS rks bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar National Insurance Company Ltd. Vs. Birender & Ors. reported in (2020) 11 SCC 356 esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& "14. It is thus settled by now that the legal representatives of the deceased have a right to apply for compensation. Having said that, it must necessarily follow that even the major married and earning sons of the deceased being legal representatives have a right to apply for compensation and it would be the bounden duty of the Tribunal to consider the application irrespective of the fact whether the legal representative concerned was fully dependent on the deceased and not to limit the claim towards conventional heads only. The evidence on record in the present case would suggest that the claimants were working as [2026:RJ-JP:1004] (4 of 6) [CMA-532/2021] agricultural labourers on contract basis and were earning meagre income between Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 1,50,000 per annum. In that sense, they were largely dependent on the earning of their mother and in fact, were staying with her, who met with an accident at the young age of 48 years." 7- bl izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius mijksDr U;kf;d n`"Vkar fcjsUnj ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa e`rd ds fookfgr ckfyx iq=ksa dks fookfgr gksus rFkk vk; vftZr djus ds ckotwn Hkh mUgsa iw.kZr;k e`rd ij vkfJr ekuk x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds ckfyx iq=ksa dks oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJr ekuk tkdj e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx dh tks dVkSrh dh x;h gS] og mfpr izrhr gksrh gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dh dksbZ xqatkbZ'k ugha gSA vr% bl laca/k esa vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls yh x;h vkifŸk fujLr dh tkrh gSA 8- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls yh x;h vU; vkifŸk fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk nkokdrkZx.k ds i{k esa vR;f/kd {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS rks bl laca/k esa i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&19 ds }kjk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 21]114@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh 48 o"kZ dh vk;q dks n`f"VXkr j[krs gq, mDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld 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 30 izfr'kr vFkkZr 6]334@& #i;s dh Hkfo"; o`f) djrs gq, dqy ekfld vk; 27]448@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJrksa dh la[;k dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx vFkkZr 9]149@& #i;s dh dVkSrh dh tkdj e`rd dh dqy 'kq) ekfld vk; 18]299@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªkaliksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVZsM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj 13 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj nkokdrkZx.k dks vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds en esa dqy 28]54]644@& #i;s [2026:RJ-JP:1004] (5 of 6) [CMA-532/2021] dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS tks mfpr izrhr gksrh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk nkokdrkZ la[;k&1 o 2 izR;sd dks 40]000@& #i;s ds fglkc ls dqy 80]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k dalksfVZ;e dh en esa fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s o lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k 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 rFkk vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu ds 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 ,sls esa ;fn izR;sd nkokdrkZx.k dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa rFkk vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu ds en esa fu/kkZfjr ns; jkf'k ij 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh djrs gq, jkf'k fnyokbZ tkrh gS rks fuf'pr gh {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 vr% bl fcUnq ij Hkh vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls yh x;h vkifRr fujLr dh tkrh gSA 9- mijksDr foospu vuqlkj fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy rFkk mlesa fy;s x;s vk{ksi ekus tkus ;ksX; ugha gksus ds dkj.k vihykaV chek dEiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA 10- bl U;k;ky; ds LFkxu vkns'k fnuakd 16-03-2021 ds vuqlkj vihykaV chek dEiuh dks vkns'k fn;k x;k Fkk fd og fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vknsf'kr lEiw.kZ jkf'k vf/kdj.k ds le{k tek djok, rFkk tek djokbZ xbZ lEiw.kZ jkf'k esa ls 50 izfr'kr jkf'k dk forj.k [2026:RJ-JP:1004] (6 of 6) [CMA-532/2021] izR;FkhZ&DysesaV~l dks fd;k tk, rFkk 50 izfr'kr jkf'k jk"Vªh;Ñr cSad esa ,Q-Mh-vkj- ds :i esa tek j[kh tkosA pawfd bl U;k;ky; }kjk chek dEiuh dh vihy dks vLohdkj dj [kkfjt fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k tks 50 izfr'kr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ,Q-Mh-vkj- ds :i esa tek gS] mldk Hkqxrku fu;ekuqlkj nkokdrkZx.k dks dj fn;k tkosA 11- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA 12- rn~uqlkj ;g vihy fujLr dh tkrh gSA 13- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /26