[2026:RJ-JP:5692] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 995/2022 1. Smt. Pooja Devi W/o Ramsahai Kumar, Aged About 32 Years, 2. Ramsahai Kumar S/o Shri Ramjilal, Aged About 37 Years, Both R/o Village Nayawas, Tehsil Nadbai, District Bharatpur (Raj.). ----Claimants/Appellants Versus 1. M/s Super Speeds Road Lines Through Proprietor Lakhvindra Singh S/o Shri Gurubaksh Singh, R/o Booth No. 16 And 17, Mandi Township, Ballabhgarh, Tehsil Ballabhgarh, District Faridabad, Haryana, Through Power Of Attorney Holder Jaan Mohammad S/o Shri Chawla, R/o House No. 97, Sardar Mohalla, Nadka, Tehsil Ramgarh, District Alwar (Raj.) (Owner And Power Of Attorney Holder Of Truck No. HR-55-M-4395). 2. Jafra S/o Shri Nasru, R/o Levda, Police Station Kaman, District Bharatpur (Raj.) (Driver Of Truck No. HR-55-M- 4395). 3. The New India Insurance Company Limited, Through Branch Manager, The New India Insurance Company Limited, Nayi Mandi, Station Road, Bharatpur (Raj.) (Insurer Of Truck No. HR-55-M-4395). ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Navankur Dubey, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Gaurav Sharma Saraswat, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 19/01/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls ;g vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] Hkjriqj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (2 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&366@2017] iwtk nsoh o vU; cuke eSllZ lqij LihM~l jksM ykbUl tfj;s izksijkZVj y[kfoUnz flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 22-12-2021 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 vf/kdj.k ds le{k ckyd f'koe dh eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 1]36]31]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa ;kph dks dqy 2]50]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 vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls ;g 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 dks ,deq'r {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnyokbZ tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rd 4 o"kZ dk ckyd Fkk] ftls dq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj mldh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk visf{kr FkhA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa rFkk vU; enksa esa dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj {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 mijksDr rdkZsa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh }kjk U;k;ky; dk /;ku fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkar dh vksj vkdf"kZr fd;k x;k %& • Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd. Vs. Governor, State of Orissa., reported in AIR 2015 SC 856 • New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Satender & Ors., reported in (2006) 13 SCC 60, [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (3 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] • Rajendra Singh & Ors. Vs. National Insurance Company Limited & Ors., reported in II (2020) ACC 436 (SC) 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- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 16-07-2017 dh crkbZ xbZ gSA e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk 4 o"kZ dh vk;q dk ckyd gksuk crk;k x;k gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk jktLFkku jkT; fof/kd lsok izkf/kdj.k }kjk tkjh fn'kk&funsZ'kksa ds vuqlkj e`rd ckyd dks ,deq'r 2]50]000@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA 7- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk rdZ gS fd eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk ds mu ekeyksa esa tgka cPps dh e`R;q dkfjr gks tkrh gks ;k og vkgr gks tkrk gks] ogka ml ckyd dks dq’ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fu/kkZfjr fd;s tkus dh lqLFkkfir fof/k gSA bl laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"VkUr Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel Vs. Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr., Civil Appeal No. 10278/2025 (Arising Out of SLP (C) No. 14444/2025) dh vksj U;k;ky; dk /;ku vkdf"kZr fd;k gSA 8- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk chek dEiuh dk ;g rdZ jgk gS fd pwafd cPpksa dh dksbZ vk; ugha gksrh rFkk muds Hkfo"; dh laHkkouk vfuf'pr gksrh gSA vr% ,sls ekeyksa esa dkYifud uks'kuy vk; ds vk/kkj ij {kfriwfrZ fu/kkZfjr dh tkuh pkfg,A bl laca/k esa fo}ku vf/koDrk chek dEiuh us U;k;ky; dk /;ku viuh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dh vksj vkdf"kZr fd;k gSA 9- bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us U;kf;d n`"Vkar Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel (supra) ds ekeys esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS %& [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (4 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] "9. On the aspect of monthly income of the minor appellant, we are inclined to interfere with the judgment and order of the Courts below. In the present case, it is evident that the Courts below have failed to take into account the monthly income of the appellant while determining the quantum of compensation. It is now a well-entrenched and consistently reiterated principle of law that a minor child who suffers death or permanent disability in a motor vehicle accident, cannot be placed in the same category as a non-earning individual for the purposes of assessing the amount of compensation because the child was not engaged in gainful employment at the time of the accident. In such a case, the computation of compensation under the head of loss of income ought to be made by adopting, at the very least, the minimum wages payable to a skilled workman as notified for the relevant period in the respective State where the cause of action arises. The said observation was rendered by this Court, in Kajal v. Jagdish Chand and Ors.3, and Baby Sakshi Greola v. Manzoor Ahmad Simon and Anr.4. 14. As can be seen, there is a great difference between the compensation as awarded by the Courts below and the compensation payable as per law. We are constraint to observe that appeals to the High Court as well as to this Court were entirely avoidable, since the law had been amply clarified well before the order of the Tribunal was made on 17.10.2021 by way of the judgment rendered by this Court in Kajal (supra) decided on 05.02.2020. Both the Courts were duty-bound to keep abreast with the law as clarified by this Court, ensuring that the judgments and orders passed by them are entirely in order therewith. 15. For the purpose of emphasis, it is again clarified here that when a Tribunal or the High Court in appeal, is concerned with the [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (5 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] case involving a child having suffered injury or having passed away, the calculation of loss of income necessarily has to be made on the matric of minimum wages payable to a skilled worker in the respective State at the relevant point of time. It is our hope that this restatement helps avoiding such errors and thereby obviates the necessity of this Court’s interference, applying well-established principles of law." 10- ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel (supra) ds ekeys esa ikfjr er ls lger gksrs gq, bl ekeys esa Hkh e`r ckyd dks oDr ?kVuk dq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, ?kVuk dh frfFk 16-07-2017 dks izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij mldh nSfud vk; 227@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 227 x 30 = 6]810@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh vk; ij Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh en esa dksbZ Hkfo";&o`f) ugha dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd dh vk;q 4 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ,slh 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, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 6]810@& #i;s esa 40 izfr'kr vFkkZr 2]724@& #i;s dh c<+ksrjh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA mDr 40 izfr'kr jkf'k dks fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy 'kq) ekfld vk; 9]534@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh dh en esa dksbZ dVkSrh ugha dh xbZ gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks vfookfgr gksuk crk;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa vfookfgr e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en eas 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj 9]534@&#i;s dk 1@2 Hkkx 4]767@&#i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 4]767@&#i;s gksrh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh vk;q 4 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ftu [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (6 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] ekeyksa esa e`rd dh vk;q 15 o"kZ ls de gks] mu ekeyksa esa 15 ds xq.kd dk iz;ksx fd;s tkus dh lqLFkkfir fof/k fo|eku 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, 15 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 4]767 x 12 x 15 = 8]58]060@&#i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 12- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.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 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 13- 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 glhuk ;kLehu o vU; cuke us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM o vU; fjiksVsZM 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 [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (7 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] 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." 14- ,slh fLFkfr ;g U;k;ky;] ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar glhuk ;kLehu 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 ds ekrk&firk vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 o 2 dks ^^fQyh;y dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 40]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 80]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 15- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA vr% 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 15]000&15]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 30]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 16- 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 8]58]060@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa dqy 80]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 15]000@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 9]68]060@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 2]50]000@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 7]18]060@& [2026:RJ-JP:5692] (8 of 8) [CMA-995/2022] 17- rnuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l dks 2]50]000@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 9]68]060@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tk,xhA 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 18- bl vkns'k }kjk c<+kbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZx.k 8 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 19- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr vf/kdj.k dks ykSVk;k tkosA 20- rnuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 21- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J KESHAV VERMA /94-S