[2026:RJ-JP:5057] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1488/2025 1. Geeta Devi Meena W/o Late Ramesh Chand Meena, Aged 41 Years, (Deceased Wife) 2. Shubham Meena S/o Late Ramesh Chand Meena, Aged 21 Years, (Deceased Son) 3. Kapil Meena S/o Late Ramesh Chand Meena, Aged 17 Years, (Deceased Son) 4. Rampal Meena S/o Ravedmal Meena, Aged 76 Years, (Deceased Father) Name Deleted Vide Order Dated 23- 06-2023). 5. Dholi Devi W/o Rampal Meena, Aged 71 Years, (Deceased Mother) Appellant Number 3 is Minor Through Natural Guardian Mother Geeta Devi Meena W/o Late Ramesh Chand Meena. All R/o Village-Post Kalakho Dhani, Kushal Ka Bas, Tehsil And District-Dausa, Rajasthan. ----Claimants/Appellants Versus 1. Suresh Chand Mahawar S/o Ramehs Chand Mahawar, R/o Village Barkheda, Police Station-Sadar Dausa, Tehsil And District-Dausa, Rajasthan (Driver). 2. Mohammed Fayyaz S/o Alladin Khan, R/o Nagori Mohalla Dausa, Police Station-Kotwali Dausa, Tehsil And District- Dausa, Rajasthan (Owner). 3. The New India Assurance Company Limited, Through Branch Manager, Branch Office, Opposite Dak Bangla, Agra Road, Dausa, Rajasthan, (Insurance Company). ----Non-Claimants/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ritesh Jain, Adv. with Dr. Ramdeo Arya, Adv. & Ms. Poonam Mishra, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Lokesh Parihar, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 16/01/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] nkSlk] [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (2 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] jkt- ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&08@2023 Jherh xhrk nsoh o vU; cuke lqjs'kpUn o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 17-09-2024 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 jes'kpUn dh eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 3]02]25]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;hA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k djrs gq, vihykFkhZx.k dks dqy 1]15]26]156@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf’k e; C;kt 7-5 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 vihykFkhZx.k }kjk ;s vihy {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 fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 11]15]400@& #i;s ij 10 izfr'kr dh vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk 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 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 dEiuh 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 dks lquk x;kA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 30-09-2022 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd jes'kpUn dks f'k{kk foHkkx] jktLFkku ljdkj esa O;k[;krk ds in ij dk;Z dj 92]950@& [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (3 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] :i;s ldy osru ds :i esa izfrekg vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA mDr vk; ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k e`rd dh ekg flracj] 2022 dh is&fLyi izn'kZ&20 izLrqr dh xbZ] ftlds vk/kkj ij fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dk ldy izfrekg osru 92]950@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 11]15]400@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ rFkk mDr fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; ij 10 izfr'kr dh vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkdj e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 10]03]860@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij 10 izfr'kr dh vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA 7- tgka rd e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 11]15]400@& #i;s ij vk;dj dVkSrh dk iz'u gS rks bl laca/k esa vk;dj foHkkx }kjk tkjh vf/klwpuk ds vuqlkj foRrh; o"kZ 2022&2023@dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2023&2024 esa 2]50]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; ij vk;dj 'kwU; o 2]50]000@& #i;s ls 5]00]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; ij 05 izfr'kr vk;dj] 5]00]001@& #i;s ls 10]00]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; ij 20 izfr'kr vk;dj rFkk 10]00]000@& #i;s o mlls vf/kd dh vk; ij 30 izfr'kr vk;dj ns; FkkA e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 11]15]400@& #i;s esa ls 2]50]000@& #i;s ?kVkus ds mijkar e`rd dh 'ks"k okf"kZd vk; 8]65]400@& #i;s jgrh gS] ftlesa 2]50]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; dk 05 izfr'kr vk;dj 12]500@& #i;s] 5]00]000@& #i;s ls 10]00]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; dk 20 izfr'kr vk;dj 1]00]000@& #i;s rFkk 10]00]000@& #i;s ls Åij dh 'ks"k okf"kZd vk; 1]15]400@& #i;s dh vk; dk 30 izfr'kr vk;dj 34]620@& #i;s gksrk gS] bl izdkj dqy vk;dj jkf'k 1]47]120@& #i;s gksrh gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g U;k;ky; mDr 1]47]120@& #i;s dh vk;dj jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 11]15]400@& #i;s esa ls ?kVkrs gq, e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 9]68]280@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 46 o"kZ 6 ekg fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ,slh [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (4 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] 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 e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 30 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 9]68]280@& #i;s dk 30 izfr'kr 2]90]484@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 30 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 12]58]764@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 8- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy 5 vkfJr gksuk crk;k x;k gS] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh] vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 o 3 e`rd dh larkusa rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&4 o 5 e`rd ds firk o ekrk gSaA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k 2 dks o;Ld gksus ds vk/kkj ij e`rd ij vkfJr gksuk ugha ekudj rFkk nkSjkus fopkj.k e`rd ds firk vihykFkhZ la[;k& 4 dh e`R;q gks tkus ds dkj.k oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dsoy 3 vkfJr gksuk ekurs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh xbZ gSA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"VkUr 2020 (2) R.A.R. 131 (SC), National Insurance Company Ltd. Vs. Birender & Ors. esa ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd] ”15. 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 [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (5 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] claimants were working as 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.” 9- blh izdkj U;kf;d n`"VkUr Seema Rani vs The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, reported in 2025 SCC online SC 283, esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd %& "9. We have heard the learned counsel for the Appellants. We are unable to agree with the view taken by the Tribunal on the dependents of the deceased. This Court in National Insurance Company Limited v. Birender & Ors.1, had expounded that major married and earning sons of the deceased, being legal representatives, have a right to apply for compensation, and the Tribunal must consider the application, irrespective of whether the representatives are fully dependent on the deceased or not. The Court went on to conclude that since the sons, in that case, were earning merely Rs.1,50,000/- per annum, they were largely dependent on the earnings of the deceased and were staying with her. 10. Adverting to the facts at hand, on a perusal of the statement of Shashi Kumar, the son of the deceased (Appellant No.2 herein), annexed as Annexure P6, was working at a petrol pump, while the other son was involved in temporary employment opportunities only. Both of them were residing with the deceased. In such circumstances, it cannot be said that they were self-sufficient or independent of the deceased. Similarly, applying the exposition in Birender (Supra), there is no reason to exclude a married daughter from [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (6 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] compensation. Therefore, in view of this, the High Court erred in excluding these dependents." 10- mijksDr U;kf;d n`"VkUrksa Birender (Supra) o Seema Rani (Supra) ds ekeykas esa e`rd@e`rdk dh ckfyx larkusa ;|fi dqN vk; vftZr djrs Fks] fdUrq ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g ekuk fd dqN gn rd os e`rd@e`rdk dh vk; ij Hkh vkfJr FksA gLrxr ekeys esa Hkh e`rd dk f'k{kk foHkkx] jktLFkku ljdkj esa O;k[;krk ds in ij dk;Z dj vk; vftZr djuk tkfgj gS rFkk e`rd ds cPps mlds lkFk gh jgrs FksA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge vihykFkhZ la[;k 1 yxk;r 5 dks oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJr gksuk ekurs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en eas 1@4 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh okf"kZd vk; 12]58]764@& #i;s dk 1@4 Hkkx 3]14]691@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 9]44]073@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 46 ls 50 o"kZ ds e/; gksuk tkfgj 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 vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 13 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 9]44]073@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 9]44]073 x 13 = 1]22]72]949@&#i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 yxk;r 4 dks izR;sd dks 44]000@& #i;s] ¼dqy 1]76]000@& #i;s½s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] tks 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 [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (7 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] bu ¼2018½ 18 ,llhlh 130 rFkk glhuk ;kLehu o vU; cuke us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM o vU; fjiksVsZM bu 2025 ,l-lh-lh- vkWuykbZu ,l-lh- 2919 ds ekeyksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj mfpr izrhr gksrh gS] ftlesa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA nkSjkus fopkj.k e`rd ds firk vihykFkhZ la[;k&4 dh e`R;q gks pqdh gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa vihykFkhZ la[;k&4 dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA 12- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks vafre laLdkj dh en esa 20]000@& #i;s rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 20]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] tks vf/kd gSA ?kVuk fnukad 30-09-2022 dh crkbZ xbZ gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa 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 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh djrs gq, 16]500&16]500@& #i;s ¼dqy 33]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 13- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh xbZ mDr vihy dks vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj fd;k tkdj vihykFkhZx.k 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 1]22]72]949@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼vihykFkhZ la[;k& 1 yxk;r 4 dks 44]000@& :i;s½ dqy 1]76]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 16]500@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 16]500@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 1]24]81]949@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 1]15]26]156@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 9]55]793@& 14- rnuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk fd vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l dks 1]15]26]156@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds [2026:RJ-JP:5057] (8 of 8) [CMA-1488/2025] LFkku ij 1]24]81]949@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA 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 vihykFkhZ izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh ik;s tkrs gSaA 15- bl vkns'k }kjk c<+kbZ xbZ {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- rnuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 17- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J KESHAV VERMA /44