[2025:RJ-JP:51938] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 5036/2018 1. Smt. Sunita W/o Late Shri Vishnu Kumar Mittal, Aged About 44 Years, 2. Sushri Megha Rani D/o Late Shri Vishnu Kumar Mittal, Aged About 21 Years, 3. Anand Mittal S/o Late Shri Vishnu Kumar Mittal, Aged About 24 Years, 4. Mayan Mittal S/o Late Shri Vishnu Kumar Mittal, Aged About 20 Years, All R/o Vill. Uchchain, Tehsil Roopwas, District Bharatpur, Raj. Presently R/o Plot No. 23, Mansarovar Colony, Kalwar Road, Jhotwara, Jaipur, Raj. ----Appellants/Claimants Versus 1. Rajkumar Rawat S/o Shri Hakim Singh, Aged About 37 Years, R/o 262 Nagla Mohana, Police Station Kagarol, District Agra, U.P. (Driver Cum Registered Owner of Car No. UP-80-CT-3060) 2. Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd., Through Manager, Iffco Tower, Plot No. 3, Sector 29, Gurgaon Haryana 122001 Issuing Office Sunny Toyto Plot No. 632 Arton 42 Km Milestone Mathura Road, Agra, Uttarpradesh-282007) ----Non-Claimant/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Santosh Kumar Soni, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Rajani Vyas, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS :: 28/11/2025 DATE OF RESERVED :: 28/11/2025 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 nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k ¼fof'k"B [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (2 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] U;k;k/kh'k vko';d oLrq vf/kfu;e½ t;iqj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&131@2016] Jherh lquhrk o vU; cuke jktdqekj o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 05-07-2018 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 fo".kq dqekj feRry dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i {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 11]25]100@& #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] 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 vk; 9]000@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk e`rd eSllZ feRry fdjkuk LVksj ds uke ls fdjkus o tujy LVksj dk O;olk; dj yxHkx 12]000@& #i;s blds vfrfjDr ljlks ihjkbZ dk dk;Z dj 10]000@& #i;s rFkk [ksrh ckM+h o Ñf"k dk;Z dj 18]000@& #i;s] bl izdkj dqy 40]000@& #i;s izfrekg dh 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 dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en 10 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh 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 {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fu/kkZj.k gsrq xq.kd Hkh xyr iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS rFkk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa o 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 vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd;s x;s %& [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (3 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] ● M.H. Uma Maheshwari & Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Company Limited & Anr. reported in (2020) 6 Supreme Court Cases 400 & ● Mukesh Kumar & Ors. Vs. Suresh Gochar & Ors. S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3631/2022, decided on 27.09.2023. 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 13-12-2015 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks eSllZ feRry fdjkuk LVksj ds uke ls fdjkus o tujy LVksj dk O;olk; dj yxHkx 12]000@& #i;s] blds vfrfjDr ljlks ihjkbZ dk dk;Z dj 10]000@& #i;s rFkk [ksrh ckM+h o Ñf"k dk;Z dj 18]000@& #i;s] bl izdkj dqy 40]000@& #i;s izfrekg vk; vftZr djuk vo'; crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ Bksl lk{; vFkok izek.k fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk e`rd ds dk;Z dh izÑfr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh ekfld vk; 9]000@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vk; ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS] mlesa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSa rFkk e`rd dh ;gh ekfld vk; 9]000@& #i;s ge fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 45 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd ds MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal esa vafdr tUefrfFk 05-06-1965 ds vuqlkj oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 50 o"kZ 06 ekg gksus ds dkj.k oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks 51 ls 55 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa j[kk tkdj e`rd dh mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 9]000@& #i;s ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 10 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) dh x;h gSA 7- bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd Dyse ;kfpdk esa e`rd dh vk;q 45 o"kZ crkbZ x;h gS rFkk e`rd ds MªkbZfoax ykbZlsal esa vafdr tUefrfFk [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (4 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] 05-06-1965 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 ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (5 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] 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 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, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 9]000@& #i;s esa 25 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA 9]000@& #i;s dk 25 izfr'kr 2]250@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 25 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; 11]250@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 9- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy pkj vkfJr crk, x;s gSa] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 4 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; 11]250@&#i;s dk 1@4 Hkkx 2]812@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 8]438@& #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 vkfJr vk; dh {kfr ds fu/kkZj.k gsrq 11 dk xq.kd iz;ksx [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (6 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] fd;k x;k gS] ftls la'kksf/kr fd;k tkuk ge mfpr le>rs gSaA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 8]438@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 8]438 x 12 x 13 = 13]16]328@& #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 40]000@& #i;s rFkk e`rd ds cPpksa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 yxk;r 4 izR;sd dks 25]000@& #i;s] bl izdkj dqy 1]15]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 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 4 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 48]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 1]92]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, [2025:RJ-JP:51938] (7 of 7) [CMA-5036/2018] 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 13]16]328@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& :i;s½ dqy 1]92]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 15]44]328@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 11]25]100@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 4]19]228@& 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 11]25]100@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 15]44]328@& :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- 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 /--