[2025:RJ-JP:51945] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 37/2022 Jherh jks'kuh oS".ko iRuh Lo- Jh iz.k; gfjO;kl] mez& 29 o"kZ] fuoklh& 181@65] lSDVj &8] dqEHkk ekxZ] izrki uxj] lkaxkusj] t;iqjA ----vihykFkhZ;k cuke 1- dSyk'k lSu iq= xksiky yky lSu] mez& 29 o"kZ] fuoklh& 17] xk;=h eafnj ds ikl] okfVdk xkWo] lkaxkusj] t;iqjA ¼pkyd okgu vYVks dkj uEcj vkj-ts- 14&MCY;w-&7164½ 2- ckyfd'ku oS".ko iq= egkohj izlkn oS".ko] mez& 25 o"kZ] fuoklh&IykWV la[;k& 31@341] izrki uxj] lkaxkusj] t;iqj rFkk IykV la[;k 29] ';ke okfVdk f}rh; yk[kuk] Fkkuk lkaxkusj] lnj] t;iqjA ¼iathÑr Lokeh vYVks dkj uEcj vkj-ts- 14&MCY;w- &7164½ 3- jkW;y lqUnje~ tujy bU'kksjsUl dEiuh fyfeVsM] 607&611] NBk ekyk] t;flVh ikWbZaV] lqHkk"k ekxZ] lh&Ldhe] t;iqj 302001 ¼chek dEiuh vYVks dkj uEcj vkj-ts- 14& MCY;w-&7164½ ----vizkFkhZx.k For Appellant(s) : Mr. Khagendra Nath Tiwari, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS :: 04/12/2025 DATE OF RESERVED :: 04/12/2025 FULL/OPERATIVE PART PRONOUNCED :: FULL DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT :: 06/01/2026 1- vihykfFkZ;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 ¼fof'k"B U;k;ky;] lk-na-iz-½] t;iqj egkuxj] t;iqj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&1327@2018] Jherh jks'kuh oS".ko cuke dSyk'k lSuh o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (2 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] 04-09-2021 ¼ftls vkxs ^vk{ksfir fu.kZ;^ ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- vihykfFkZ;k }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa iz.k; gfjO;klh dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 1]92]00]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k djrs gq, vihykfFkZ;k dks dqy 42]13]288@& #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 gLrxr vihy] vihykfFkZ;k }kjk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA 3- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykfFkZ;k dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij mldh iRuh vkfJr Fkh] ,slh fLFkfr esa e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykfFkZ;k dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ds fu/kkZj.k gsrq 16 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykfFkZ;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 gSA 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 vihykfFkZ;k ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd e`rd ij dsoyek= mldh iRuh vkfJr gS] blfy, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@2 Hkkx dh tks dVkSrh dh x;h gS] mlesa gLr{ksi dh dksbZ xqatkbZ'k ugha gSA vr% mijksDr rdksZa ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykfFkZ;k dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (3 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] 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 10-11-2018 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks , Fkzh yksftDl ¼bafM;k½ izk- fy- dEiuh esa bZMhvkbZ ds in ij dk;Zjr gksdj 40]000@& osru izkIr djuk crk;k x;k gS] ftlds laca/k esa vihykfFkZ;k }kjk e`rd dk vkWQj ysVj izn'kZ&10 o vikWbZaVesaV ysVj izn'kZ&11 rFkk fnukad 01-05-2018 ls fnukad 31-05-2018 rd dh osru fLyi fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k i=koyh ij izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA vikWbZaVesaV ysVj izn'kZ&11 tks fd 21 uoEcj] 2012 dk gS] ftlesa e`rd dh okf"kZd vk; 80]496@& #i;s vafdr dh x;h gSA mDr osru fLyi esa xzkWl vk; 23]215@& #i;s] vU; vk; 14]385@& #i;s] xzkWl fMMD'ku 2]300@& #i;s] ih-,Q-] VªkaliksVZ vykmal 1]600@& #i;s rFkk [kkus dk HkRrk 1]500@& #i;s n'kkZ;s x;s gSaA e`rd dh ekg vxLr] 2018] ekg flrEcj] 2018 rFkk ekg vDVwcj] 2018 esa xzkWl vk; 28]811@& #i;s n'kkZ;h x;h gS rFkk ekg vxLr] 2018] flrEcj] 2018 o vDVwcj] 2018 esa ykW;yVh cksul o vU; vk; Øe'k% 4]000@& #i;s] 3]400@& #i;s rFkk 4]200@& #i;s n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bl izdkj e`rd dh rhuksa ekg dh xzkWl vk; 86]433@& #i;s rFkk ykW;yVh cksul o vU; vk; 11]600@& #i;s n'kkZ;h x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh mDrh rhuksa ekg dh dqy vkSlr vk; 98]033@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, mDr vk; esa ls ;k=k HkRrk o [kkus ds HkRrs ds QyLo:i 11]400@& #i;s dh dVkSrh dh tkdj e`rd dh rhu ekg dh dqy vk; 86]633@& #i;s] bl izdkj e`rd dh vkSlr vk; 28]877@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr djrs gq, dqy okf"kZd vk; 3]46]524@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vk; ds laca/k esa fudkys x;s mDr fu"d"kZ esa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA lkFk gh fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh mijksDr fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 3]46]524@& #i;s ij e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 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 izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks osru Hkksxh LFkk;h [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (4 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] deZpkjh gksuk ekurs gq, Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 50 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh tkdj e`rd dh dqy okf"kZd vk; 5]19]786@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds mDr fu"d"kZ esa Hkh ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA vihykfFkZ;k }kjk e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa rFkk e`rd dh vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dh x;h o`f) ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkifŸk ugha yh x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky; Hkh oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh okf"kZd vk; 5]19]786@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA 7- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykfFkZ;k }kjk e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@2 Hkkx ds LFkku ij 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;s tkus dk rdZ fy;k x;k gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dsoyek= mldh iRuh vihykfFkZ;k dks vkfJr gksuk crk;k x;k gSA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªklaiksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 ds ekeys esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd %& "14. Though in some cases the deduction to be made towards personal and living expenses is calculated on the basis of units indicated in Trilok Chandra, the general practice is to apply standardized deduction. Having considered several subsequent decisions of this Court, we are of the view that where the deceased was married, the deduction towards personal and living expenses of the deceased, should be one- third (1/3rd) where the number of dependent family is 2 to 3, one-fourth (1/4th) where the number of dependent family members is 4 to 6, and one-fifth (1/5th) where the number of dependent family members exceed six." 8- bl izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ljyk oekZ ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa Li"V :i ls ;g er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd ;fn oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij vkfJrksa dh la[;k&2 ls 3 gks rks mlds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@3 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh tk,xhA bl ekeys esa oDr ?kVuk dsoyek= e`rd dh iRuh gh e`rd ij vkfJr FkhA ,slh fLFkfr esa [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (5 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] oDr ?kVuk dsoyek= mldh iRuh dks vkfJr gksuk ekurs gq, e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en esa 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh dh x;h gS tks lgh 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 5]19]786@& #i;s dk 1@2 Hkkx 2]59]893@& #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 2]59]893@& #i;s gksrh gSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 29 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk e`rd ds iSu dkMZ dh izfr izn'kZ&12 o vk/kkj dkMZ dh izfr izn'kZ&13 esa e`rd dh tUefrfFk 13-09- 1988 vafdr dh x;h gS] ftuds vk/kkj ij oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 30 o"kZ 01 ekg] 28 fnol FkhA bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 30 o"kZ] 01 ekg] 28 fnol rks Fkh] fdUrq e`rd iw.kZ :i ls 31 o"kZ dh 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 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (6 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] 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." 9- bl izdkj ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ikfjr erkuqlkj ;g U;k;ky; e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk 26 ls 30 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa ekurs gq, ljyk oekZ 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, 17 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 50 izfr'kr dh o`f) rks dh x;h gS] fdUrq {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh x.kuk gsrq 16 dk xq.kd iz;ksx fd;k tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr okf"kZd vk; 2]59]893@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 2]59]893 x 17 = 44]18]181@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykfFkZ;k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gSA [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (7 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k vihykfFkZ;k dh iRuh dks 40]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 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 vihykfFkZ;k dks ^^Likml dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa 48]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 11- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykfFkZ;k dks mlds ifr dh e`R;q ds QyLo:i vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k vihykfFkZ;k dks ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA vr% vafre laLdkj dh en esa o 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 vihykfFkZ;k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 12- mDrkuqlkj vihykfFkZ;k@DysesaV fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gS %& 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 44]18]181@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa 48]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 18]000@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 18]000@& [2025:RJ-JP:51945] (8 of 8) [CMA-37/2022] bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 45]02]181@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 42]13]288@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 2]88]893@& 13- rnuqlkj vihykfFkZ;k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykfFkZ;k dks 42]13]288@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 45]02]181@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkosxhA vihykfFkZ;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 vihykfFkZ;k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh ik;h tkrh gSA 14- bl vkns'k }kjk c<kbZ xbZ lEiw.kZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykfFkZ;k] 08 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gSA 15- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 16- lHkh yafcr izkFkZuk i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /--