[2026:RJ-JP:2255] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1074/2021 1. Rehana W/o Late Shri Anwar Mohammad @ Mohammad Anwar, Aged 48 Years, 2. Tanveer S/o Late Shri Anwar Mohammad @ Mohammad Anwar, Aged 23 Years, 3. Ku. Taniya D/o Late Shri Anwar Mohammad, Aged 19 Years, All are R/o 8/11 Jiyaudeen Colony, P.S. Ramganj, Jaipur, Rajasthan. ----Appellants Versus 1. Sumer Singh S/o Shri G.R. Gurjar, R/o Village Nevad, Tehsil Jamwaramgarh, District Jaipur. (Driver Truck Trolla No. RJ-14-GJ-6700) 2. Narsi Lal S/o Shri Ram Lal, R/o Village Jamidaron Ki Dhani, Jatwada, Banskho Phatak, Tehsil Bassi, District jaipur. (Regd. Owner Truck Trolla No. RJ-14-GJ-6700) 3. United India Insurance Company Limited, Through Regional Manager, Regional Office Shopping Center, Ambabadi, Jaipur. (Ins.co. Truck Trolla No. RJ-14-GJ- 6700) Policy No.1404003117P108904574. Validity- 07.09.2018 To 06.09.2019) ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ram Sharan Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, Adv. (For Insurance Company) HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 09/01/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k jsgkuk oxSjk }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k la[;k&01] t;iqj egkuxj&II] t;iqj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&213@2018] jsgkuk oxSjk [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (2 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] cuke lqesj flag oxSjk esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 11-01-2021 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] vuokj eksgEen mQZ eksgEen vuokj dh eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 53]85]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 7]96]000@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 7 izfr'kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt dh nj ls fnyokbZ x;h gSA mDr vkns'k 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 dks oDr ?kVuk mPp dq'ky Js.kh dk Jfed ekurs gq, mldh vk; 7]500@& :i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh gS] tcfd e`rd oDr ?kVuk lsBh VªsoYl] t;iqj esa pkyd dk dk;Z 15]000@& :i;s ekfld vk; vftZr djrk FkkA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks e`rd dh Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh o`f) 25 izfr'kr ds LFkku ij 10 izfr'kr dh tkdj Hkh =qfV dkfjr dh xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fu/kkZj.k ds fy, xq.kd Hkh xyr iz;ksx fd;k x;k 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 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 [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (3 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] 5- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 04-02-2018 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dks lsBh VªsoYl] t;iqj esa pkyd dk dk;Z 15]000@& :i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k dksbZ Bksl lk{; izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dks mPp dq'ky Js.kh dk Jfed ekurs gq, mldh vk; 7]500@& :i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks ,d etnwj Js.kh ds O;fDr dh 30 fnuksa dh vk; fu/kkZfjr dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA oDr ?kVuk mPp dq'ky Jfed dh nSfud vk; 283@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 8]490@& #i;s gksrh gSA 7- Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 50 o"kZ dh vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr e`rd ds MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ekWdZ 1 esa e`rd dh tUefrfFk 16-09-1967 vafdr gS RkFkk nq?kZVuk fnukad 04-02-2018 dh gksuk tkfgj gSA ftlds vk/kkj ij oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q yxHkx 50 o"kZ 04 ekg gksrh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr e`rd ds MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal ds vk/kkj ij e`rd dh vk;q 51 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh dh x;h gSA tcfd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 ds ekeys esa 60 o"kZ rd dh vk;q ds O;fDr;ksa dh fu/kkZfjr vk; esa Hkfo"; o`f) fd;s tkus dk fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 50 o"kZ ls rks vf/kd Fkh] fdUrq e`rd iw.kZ :i ls 51 o"kZ vk;q dk ugha gqvk FkkA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar M.H. Uma Maheshwari & Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Co. Vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. reported in 2020 (2) R.A.R. 185 (SC) esa ;g er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (4 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] "9. The Tribunal, by recording a finding that the deceased was in the age group of 40 to 50 years, applied the multiplier of 13 while calculating the compensation. The High Court, curiously while maintaining the multiplier of 13 as per the judgment of this Court in compensation only on the ground that the deceased was aged 50 years 3 months on the date of the accident, as such the compensation is to be calculated on account of loss of dependency by granting future prospects at 15% but not 30%. So far as the application of multiplier of 13 by the Tribunal is concerned, the High Court has not interfered with the same. When the age of the deceased was considered in the group of 40 to 50 years, we are of the view that the High Court has committed error in granting only 15% towards future prospects instead of 30%. As per the judgments of this Court, primarily the age group is to be considered. Considering the age group as 40 to 50 years, when the multiplier of 13 is maintained by the High Court, there is no reason or justification for reducing the compensation by granting 15% towards future prospects. Though the learned counsel appearing for Respondent 1 Insurance Company has submitted that the compensation towards future prospects was awarded as per the Constitution Bench judgment of this Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi3 but at the same time it is to be noticed that in the very same judgment in para 59.3, while considering the grant of future prospects, this Court has specifically said that the addition should be 30% if the age of the deceased was in the age group of 40 to 50 years. For application of multiplier, the High Court has also accepted the age group of the deceased between 40 and 50 years. In that view of the matter, there is no reason for reducing the compensation by granting future prospects at 15% only." [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (5 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] 8- bl izdkj ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ikfjr erkuqlkj ;g U;k;ky; e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk 40 ls 50 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa ekurs gq, iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 8]490@& #i;s esa 25 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA 8]490@& #i;s dk 25 izfr'kr 2]123@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 25 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy 'kq) ekfld vk; 10]613@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 9- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij rhu vkfJr ekurs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds isVs 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh xbZ gS] tks mfpr gSA e`rd dh ekfld vk; 10]613@& #i;s dk 1@3 Hkkx 3]538@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 7]075@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q yxHkx 50 o"kZ 4 ekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj e`rd dks 46 ls 50 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa j[kk x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªklaiksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU;% 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 fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vius fu.kZ; esa 11 ds xq.kd dk iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS] ftls la'kksf/kr fd;k tkuk ge mfpr le>rs gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 7]075@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 7]075 x 12 x 13 = 11]03]700@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k 1 dks ifr lq[k o nkEiR; lq[k ls oafpr gksus dh en esa rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k 2 o 3 dks firk ds ykM+] I;kj o Lusg ls oafpr gksus dh en esa ,deq'r 40]000@& :i;s dh jkf’k fnyokbZ xbZ gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar iz.k; lsBh [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (6 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] 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 11- tgka rd dalksfVZ;e dh en esa] vafre laLdkj rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa fnyokbZ x;h jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dk iz'u gS rks bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar gfluk ;lfeu o vU; cuke us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM o vU; fjiksVsMZ bu 2025 ,l-lh-lh- vkWuykbZu ,l-lh- 2919 esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd %& "7. According to us, the Constitution Bench decision only provided for an enhancement of 10% in every three-year period with respect to accidents which occurred after 2017, the first enhancement being applied in 2020. Otherwise, as is indicated in the cited decision; which we find, with due respect, difficult to accept, the accident in 2010 is applied with a 10% increase when it is disposed of in 2020 and a further 10% increase if the matter is finally disposed of in 2023. This with due respect is not the purport of the decision in Pranay Sethi1, as we understand it. There cannot be any enhancement made with respect to an accident which occurred in the year 1998, since the compensation for loss of estate and consortium as also expenses incurred for funeral is as on that date, which has been standardized by Pranay Sethi at 15,000/-, 40,000/- & 15,000/-, the delay in payment of which is compensated by the interest directed to be paid." [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (7 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] 12- ,slh fLFkfr ;g U;k;ky;] ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar gfluk ;lfeu ¼mijksDr½] 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 40]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds cPps vihykFkhZ la[;k 2 o 3 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 40]000@& :i;s ¼dqy 1]20]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 13- 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 gS] ftuesa dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk ge mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA 14- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k jsgkuk oxSjk 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 1- vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds en esa 11]03]700@& #i;s 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa 1]20]000@& #i;s 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s 5- bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 12]53]700@& #i;s 6- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 7]96]000@& #i;s 7- c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 4]57]700@& #i;s 15- rnuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k jsgkuk oxSjk dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks 7]96]000@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 12]53]700@& :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 [2026:RJ-JP:2255] (8 of 8) [CMA-1074/2021] 16- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks {kfriwfrZ jkf’k Dyse izLrqr djus dh fnukad ls olwyh rd 9 izfr’kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt dh nj ls fnyokbZ xbZ gS] ftlesa dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk ge mfpr ugha le>rs gSA 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 Badal /114s