[2026:RJ-JP:3829] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2039/2019 1. Smt. Kamla Devi W/o Shri Manohar Singh, Aged 53 Years, 2. Virkam Singh S/o Late Shri Manohar Singh, Aged 25 Years, 3. Vijay Singh S/o Late Shri Manohar Singh, Aged 21 Years, 4. Man Singh S/o Late Shri Jait Singh, Aged 74 Years, 5. Smt. Radha Devi W/o Shri Man Singh (Deleted), All are R/o Village Layalikheda, Post Dantda, P.S. Mangaliyawas, Tehsil Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj.). ----Appellants Versus 1. Satveer Singh S/o Shri Narayan Singh, R/o Gopal Sagar, Post Kharwa, Tehsil Masuda, District Ajmer (Raj.). (Driver of the Vehicle Motorcycle No. RJ-36-SH-1560). 2. Narayan Singh S/o Shri Chhitar Singh, R/o 1/521 Andheri Devari, Tehsil Masuda, District Ajmer (Raj.). (Owner of The Vehicle Motorcycle No. RJ-36-SH-1560). 3. National Insurance Company Ltd., Jalwal Sadan, College Road, Beawar (Raj.) Having Its Regional Office At LIC Building, Ambedkar Circle, Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur Through Insurance Policy No. 39010231136202764826 Dated 01-11-2013 To 31-10-2014 (Insurer of the Vehicle Motorcycle No. RJ-36-SH-1560) ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Udaijit Singh Rathore, Adv. with Mr. Yashowardhan Aggarwal, Adv. for Mr. Jai Prakash Gupta, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajeev Bhushan Bansal, Adv. with Ms. Ritu Bansal, Adv. (For Insurance Company) [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (2 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 12/01/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k Jherh deyk nsoh o vU; }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj;ku nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k ¼vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la-3½] C;koj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&179,@17 ¼136@15½] Jherh deyk nsoh o vU; cuke lrohj flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18-01-2019 ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] euksgj flag dh eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 98]55]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa vihykFkhZx.k dks dqy 9]53]168@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 7-5 izfr'kr lkykuk 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 vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh vk; 9]696@& :i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rd iksLV vkWfQl esa dk;Z dj rFkk d`f"k dk;Z dj 20]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 e`rd ij vkfJrksa dh la[;k 2 fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj vkfJrrk dh en esa {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tkdj Hkh =qfV dkfjr dh 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 [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (3 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] 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 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 17-05-2014 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 50 o"kZ dh vk;q dk gksuk crkRks gq, iksLV vkWfQl o d`f"k dk;Z dj 20]000@& :i;s ekfld vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k e`rd dk osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&33 iznf'kZr djok;k x;k gS] ftlds vuqlkj e`rd dh ekfld ldy vk; 9]696@& :i;s gksuk tkfgj gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&33 ds vk/kkj ij e`rd dh ekfld vk; 9]696@& :i;s fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj mDr ekfld vk; 9]696@& :i;s esa ls 10 izfr'kr vk;dj dh dVkSrh ds i'pkr oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 8]727@& :i;s fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA pwafd o"kZ 2014 esa vk;dj foHkkx }kjk tkjh vf/klwpuk ds vuqlkj 2]50]000@& #i;s rd dh vk; ij vk;dj 'kwU; FkkA ,slh fLFkfr eas ;g U;k;ky; e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&33 esa vafdr ldy vk; 9]696@& :i;s dks e`rd dh ekfld vk; fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh c<+ksrjh 15 izfr'kr dh xbZ gS] tks mfpr gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy bZa';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU;% ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 9]696@& #i;s ij 15 izfr'kr dh Hkfo";&o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA 9]696@& #i;s dk 15 izfr'kr 1]455@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 15 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy ekfld vk; 11]151@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 7- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy ikap vkfJr gksuk crk;k x;k gS] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh gS rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 o 3 e`rd dh larkusa gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k 2 o 3 dks o;Ld gksus [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (4 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] ds vk/kkj ij e`rd ij vkfJr gksuk ugha ekurs gq, rFkk e`rd dh ekrk vihykFkhZ la[;k 5 dh nkSjkus fopkj.k e`R;q gks tkus ds dkj.k e`rd ij dsoy nks vkfJr 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 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.” 8- 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. [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (5 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] 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 compensation. Therefore, in view of this, the High Court erred in excluding these dependants." 9- mijksDr U;kf;d n`"VkUrksa Birender (Supra) o Seema Rani (Supra) ds ekeykas esa e`rd@e`rdk dh ckfyx larku ;n~;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 iksLV vkWfQl esa 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 4 dks 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 11]151@& #i;s dk 1@4 Hkkx 2]788@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 8]363@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 51 ls 55 o"kZ ds e/; gksuk [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (6 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] tkfgj 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, 11 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkh vius fu.kZ; esa 11 ds xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS] tks mfpr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; 8]363@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 8]363 x 12 x 11 = 11]03]916@& #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 ds izse ls oafpr jgus ij dalksfVZ;e dh en esa 40]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ xbZ gS] fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k 2 yxk;r 4 dks dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ 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 11- bl laca/k esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ esa fn;s x;s fn'kk funsZ'kksa ds vuqlkj izR;sd 3 o"kZ esa dalksfVZ;e] vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 10 izfr'kr jkf'k c<+k;s tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k gSA blfy, bl ekeys esa Hkh mDr enksa esa 10 izfr'kr dh o`f) dh tkdj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnykbZ tkosA tcfd jsLiksaMsUV chek daiuh us mDr enksa esa 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh ugha fd, tkus dk rdZ izLrqr fd;kA 12- 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; [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (7 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] 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." 13- ,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 dh larkusa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 o 3 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 40]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds firk vihykFkhZ la[;k 4 dks ^^fQfy;y dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa 40]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 1]60]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 14- 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 [2026:RJ-JP:3829] (8 of 8) [CMA-2039/2019] 15- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k@DysesaV~l 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 esaa 11]03]916@& #i;s 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa 1]60]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]93]916@& #i;s 6- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 9]53]168@& #i;s 7- c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 3]40]748@& #i;s 16- rnuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k 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 9]53]168@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 12]93]916@& :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 17- 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 18- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 19- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks ykSVk;k tkosA 20- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J Badal /108s