[2025:RJ-JP:51946] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2977/2017 1- Jherh xk;=h nsoh iRuh Lo- fugky flag] mez 31 o"kZ 2- izeksn dqekj iq= Lo- fugky flag] mez 13 o"kZ 3- lR;sUnz dqekj iq= Lo- fugky flag] mez 11 o"kZ 4- dq- jk[kh iq=h Lo- fugky flag] mez 08 o"kZ 5- dq- Hkqous'ijh iq=h Lo- fugky flag] mez lk<s pkj o"kZ 6- Hkxr flag iq= Lo- fugky flag] mez 03 o"kZ izkFkhZ la[;k 2 rk 6 ukckfyx tfj;s izkÑfrd lajf{kdk ekrk Jhrh xk;=h nsohA leLr fuoklhx.k&xkao uhejh uxj] rglhy lgkoj] ftyk dklaxt] mRrj izns'kA ----izkFkhZx.k@vihykFkhZ cuke 1- bZ'oj flag iq= y{e.k flag] fuoklh&xkao vPNkiqj] rglhy jktx<] iqfyl Fkkuk gehjokl] ftyk pw:] lhdjA ¼okgu pkyd cl uEcj vkj-ts&07&ih-,&3029½ 2- Jherh Hkkxh nsoh iRuh ekaxhyky] mez 45 o"kZ] fuoklh&okMZ uEcj 1] chdkusj jksM] uks[kk] ftyk chdkusj] jkt-A ¼iathÑr okgu Lokeh cl uEcj vkj-ts&07&ih-,&3029½ 3- us'kuy bU';ksjsUl dEiuh fyfeVsM tfj;s {ks=h; izcU/kd] {ks=h; dk;kZy; thou fuf'k Hkou] f}rh; ry] Hkokuh flag jksM] t;iqjA ¼okgu chek dEiuh cl uEcj vkj-ts&07&ih-,&3029½ ----vizkFkhZx.k For Appellant(s) : Mr. Bhanu Prakash, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raaj Pal Chaudhary, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS :: 27/11/2025 DATE OF RESERVED :: 27/11/2025 FULL/OPERATIVE PART PRONOUNCED :: FULL DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT :: 06/01/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (2 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] Øe&2] t;iqj egkuxj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&125@2014] Jherh xk;=h nsoh o vU; cuke bZ'oj flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 27-03-2017 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] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa fugky flag dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 1]70]85]000@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 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 10]63]990@& #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 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 dh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 26 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij djrs gq, 4]316@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd e`rd dh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 30 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA oDr ?kVuk e`rd VsªDVj pykus ¼MªkbZoj½ dk dk;Z dj izfrekg 14]000@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djrk FkkA 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 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 vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd;s x;s %& ● Harishankar Sharma & Ors. Vs Yadram & Ors. reported in 2024 (1) R.A.R. 241(Raj.) & ● New India Assurance Company Ltd. Vs. Indubala Rathore & Ors. reported in 2025 (2) R.A.R. 409 (Raj.). [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (3 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] 4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dh vksj ls vihykFkhZx.k ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ fy;k x;k fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 40 o"kZ ls vf/kd Fkh] bl dkj.k e`rd dks 41 ls 45 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa j[kk tkdj Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 25 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh dh tkuh pkfg, Fkh rFkk xq.kd Hkh mDr vk;q oxZ vuqlkj yxk;k tkuk pkfg, FkkA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 50 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh tkdj rFkk 15 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] ftls de fd;k tkosA vr% mijksDr rdksZa ds vk/kkj ij 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 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 25-08-2013 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks VsªDVj pykus ¼MªkbZoj½ dk dk;Z dj izfrekg 14]000@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dk osru izek.k izn'kZ&17 fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;kA mDr osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&17 ds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ;g fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS fd izn'kZ&17 osru izek.k i= fdlh fu;kstd }kjk tkjh ugha fd;k x;k gS cfYd ljiap }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k gS] ljiap fdlh izdkj ls fu;kstd ugha gSA lkFk gh e`rd dks VªsDVj pykuk crk;k x;k gS] fdUrq bl laca/k esa Hkh e`rd dk MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal is'k ugha fd;k x;k gS rFkk u gh e`rd ds VªsDVj pkyd gksus ds laca/k esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ izys[kh; lk{; is'k dh x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&17 ij fo'okl ugha djrs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks vdq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij e`rd dh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 26 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij djrs gq, 4]316@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA tcfd e`rd dh vk; dh x.kuk 30 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky; oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, mldh nSfud vk; 166@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 166 x [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (4 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] 30 = 4]980@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 35 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk e`rd ds ernkrk igpku i= ftlesa fnukad 01-01-2001 dks e`rd dh vk;q 28 o"kZ n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa eas fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 40 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA 7- bl laca/k esa izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dk rdZ jgk gS fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 40 o"kZ ls vf/kd Fkh] fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 50 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 25-08-2013 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk e`rd ds ernkrk igpku i= esa fnukad 01-01-2001 dks e`rd dh vk;q 28 o"kZ gksuk vafdr dh x;h gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 40 o"kZ 07 ekg rks Fkh] fdUrq e`rd iw.kZ :i ls 41 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 Company Limited & Anr. reported in (2020) 6 Supreme Court Cases 400 esa ;g er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd %& "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 Sarla Verma2, has reduced the 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (5 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] 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." 8- bl izdkj ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ikfjr erkuqlkj ;g U;k;ky; e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk 36 ls 40 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ dk ekurs gq, 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 e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk ds en esa 40 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij 50 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA 4]980@& #i;s dk 40 izfr'kr 1]992@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 40 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; 6]972@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (6 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] 9- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy N% vkfJr crk, x;s gSa] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 6 e`rd ds iq=&iq=h gSaA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 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@4 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr fu"d"kZ esa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 6]972@&#i;s dk 1@4 Hkkx 1]743@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 5]229@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 36 ls 40 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; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121] ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ 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 ekfld vk; 5]229@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 5]229 x 12 x 15 = 9]41]220@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh iRuh vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 dks 50]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds cPpksa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 6 izR;sd dks 25]000@& #i;s] bl izdkj dqy 1]75]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k dalksfVZ;e dh en esa 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 dalksfVZ;e dh en [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (7 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] esa nh tkus okyh fu/kkZfjr jkf'k ij izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa 10 izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dk fl)kUr Hkh izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] 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 48]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds cPpksa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 6 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 48]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 2]88]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa vihykFkhZx.k dks dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h 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 fu/kkZfjr ns; jkf'k ij] izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa nl izfr'kr dh c<+ksrjh djrs gq, 18]000&18]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 36]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k mDr enksa esa vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 12- 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 ¼:i;s esa½ 1- vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds en esa 9]41]220@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& :i;s½ dqy 2]88]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 18]000@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 18]000@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 12]65]220@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 10]63]990@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 2]01]230@& 13- rnuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks 10]63]990@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k [2025:RJ-JP:51946] (8 of 8) [CMA-2977/2017] x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 12]65]220@& :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 14- bl vkns'k }kjk c<kbZ xbZ lEiw.kZ {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 15- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA 16- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 17- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /--