[2025:RJ-JP:51949] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3497/2025 1. Smt. Usha Devi W/o Late Shri Rajendra Pareek, Aged 50 Years. (Wife of Deceased) 2. Akash Pareek D/o Late Shri Rajendra Pareek, Aged 21 Years. (Son of Deceased) All Resident of Ward No.8, Keshav Nagar, Kasba Chomu, Tehsil Chomu, Police Thana Chomu, District Jaipur, Rajasthan. ----Claimants/Appellants Versus 1. Vinod Kumar Parasar S/o Shri M.L. Parasar, Resident of Naya Bajar Chomu Kasba Chomu Tehsil Chomu, District Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Driver of Vehicle Temputrucks No. RJ- 41-TA-0569 At The Time of Accident). 2. Bajarang Lal Meena S/o Shri Mali Ram Meena, Resident of Gangori Chowk, Gram Samod, Police Thana Samod, District Jaipur, Rajasthan (Owner of Vehicle Temputrucks No. RJ-41-TA-0569 At The Time of Accident). 3. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., Branch Office NBCC Beema Bhawan Tenth Floor, Sahkar Marg, Jaipur, District Jaipur Rajasthan. (Insurance Company of Vehicle Trmputrucks No. RJ-14-TA-0569 At The Time of Accident) (Policy No. 243390/31/2019/2452), (Effective Date- 29.03.2019 To 28.03.2020). ----Respondents/Non Claimant For Appellant(s) : Mr. Vipul Khandelwal, Adv. Mr. Ankit Nakwal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Rajani Vyas, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS :: 02/12/2025 DATE OF RESERVED :: 02/12/2025 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 nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k pkSaew] ftyk t;iqj ¼vij ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] pkSaew] ftyk t;iqj½ ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (2 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&44@2020] Jherh m"kk nsoh o vU; cuke fouksn dqekj o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 24-04-2025 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 jktsUnz ikjhd dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 1]14]20]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 33]23]441@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 09 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 oDr ?kVuk e`rd 50 o"kZ dh vk;q dk Fkk] ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 10 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh tkdj rFkk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ds fu/kkZj.k gsrq 11 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA 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 vk{ksfir 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 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 10-02-2020 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks pk; dk O;kikj djds izfrekg 34]000@& #i;s dh vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (3 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2019&2020 izn'kZ&15] vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2017&2018 izn'kZ&16 rFkk vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2018&2019 izn'kZ&17 fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr dh x;hA e`rd dh vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2019&2020 izn'kZ&15 esa O;olk; ls dqy okf"kZd vk; 3]98]360@& #i;s] vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2017&2018 izn'kZ&16 esa O;olk; ls dqy okf"kZd vk; 3]55]593@& #i;s rFkk vk;dj foojf.kdk fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2018&2019 izn'kZ&17 esa O;olk; ls dqy okf"kZd vk; 3]74]090@& #i;s n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh e`R;q iwoZ dh vafre vk;dj foojf.kdk izn'kZZ&15 fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2019&2020 ij fo'okl djrs gq, e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 3]98]360@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr 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 gSa rFkk e`rd dh ;gh okf"kZd vk; 3]98]360@& #i;s ge fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkifŸk ugha yh x;h gSA vihykFkhZx.k }kjk dsoyek= Hkfo";&o`f) o xq.kd ds laca/k esa rFkk dalksfVZ;e o vU; enksa esa fnyokbZ x;h jkf'k ds laaca/k esa vkifŸk yh x;h gSA 7- Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 48 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh vk;q 50 o"kZ ls vf/kd gksus ds dkj.k e`rd dh vk;q iw.kkZad esa 51 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, mls Lofu;ksftr O;olk;h gksuk ekurs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 10 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh x;h gSA bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 48 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk e`rd ds iSu dkMZ esa vafdr tUefrfFk 10-08-1969 ds vuqlkj oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 50 o"kZ 06 ekg rks 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 Company Limited & Anr. reported in [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (4 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] (2020) 6 Supreme Court Cases 400 ds ekeys 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 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (5 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] 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 40 ls 50 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa 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,] mls oDr ?kVuk Lofu;ksftr O;olk;h gksuk ekurs gq,] mldh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 3]98]360@& #i;s esa 25 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA 3]98]360@& #i;s dk 25 izfr'kr 99]590@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 25 izfr'kr jkf'k dks e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar e`rd dh dqy 'kq) okf"kZd vk; 4]97]950@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 9- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy nks vkfJr crk, x;s gSa] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 e`rd dk iq= gSA 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@3 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 okf"kZd vk; 4]97]950@& #i;s dk 1@3 Hkkx 1]65]983@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 3]31]967@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 40 ls 50 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa j[kk x;k gSSA ,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, 13 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 11 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 3]31]967@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (6 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 3]31]967 x 13 = 43]15]571@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 o 2] izR;sd dks 40]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 80]000@& #i;s½ 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 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 iq= vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa 48]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 96]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 rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51949] (7 of 7) [CMA-3497/2025] 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 43]15]571@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& :i;s½ dqy 96]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 44]47]571@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 33]23]441@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 11]24]130@& 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 33]23]441@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 44]47]571@& :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- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ;kphx.k ds i{k essa fu/kkZfjr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls 09 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt fnyok;k x;k gS] blesa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA vr% bl vkns'k }kjk c<kbZ xbZ lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij Hkh ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZx.k] 09 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 15- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 16- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /--