[2025:RJ-JP:51953] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2451/2017 1. Smt. Munni Devi Wife of Late Shri Radha Kishan Soni, Aged 57 Years, 2. Ravi Soni Son of Late Shri Radha Kishan Soni, Aged 36 Years, 3. Vijay Soni Son of Late Shri Radha Kishan Soni, Aged 34 Years, All Residents of 72 A, Bhagirath Nagar, Near Arjun Nagar Railway Crossing, Tonk Phatak, Jaipur (Raj.) ----Claimants Appellants Versus 1. Jitendra Singh Son of Shri Ummed Singh, Resident of 29, J.S. Colony, Marg No. 17, V.K.I. Area, Jaipur (Raj.) (Driver Mini Bus No. RJ-14-1P-5183) 2. Ummed Singh Son of Shri Noon Singh, Resident of 29, J.S. Colony, Marg No. 17, V.K.I. Areag, Jaipur (Raj.) (Registered Owner Mini Bus No. RJ-14-1P-5183) 3. Banwari Lal Son of Shri Khyali Ram, Resident of House No. 81 A, Prem Nagar, Jhotwara, Jaipur (Raj.) (Insured Owner Mini Bus No. RJ-14-1P-5183) 4. The Iffco Tokiyo General Insurance Co. Limited, Regional Office, 8, Katewa Bhawan, Opposite Ganpati Plaja, M.I. Road, Jaipur Through Regional Manager. (Ins. Co. Mini Bus No. RJ-14-1P-5183) ----Non-Claimants-Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sandeep Mathur, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENTS :: 14/11/2025 DATE OF RESERVED :: 14/11/2025 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:51953] (2 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] 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&443@2015] Jherh eqUuh nsoh o vU; cuke ftrsUnz flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 15-02-2017 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 jk/kk fd'ku lksuh dh e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 56]54]640@& #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, ;kphx.k dks dqy 6]52]286@& #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 vk; 7]329@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj mDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) ugha 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 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 daiuh dh vksj ls vihykFkhZx.k ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 60 o"kZ ls vf/kd Fkh] bl dkj.k e`rd dh vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) ugha dh tk ldrhA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkfo"; o`f) ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS] og lgh gS] mlesa gLr{ksi dh dksbZ xaqtkbZ'k ugha gSA vr% fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZx.k [2025:RJ-JP:51953] (3 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] 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 17-02-2015 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`rd dks eSllZ liuk bysDVªkWfuDl] eksnh VªsMlZ rFkk ,l-ih- bysfDVªd ds ;gka bysDVªhf'k;u dk dk;Z djuk crk;k x;k gSA ftlds laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh vk;dj foojf.kdk dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2010&2011 izn'kZ&23] vk;dj foojf.kdk dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2011&2012 izn'kZ&24] vk;dj foojf.kdk dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2012&2013 izn'kZ&25] vk;dj foojf.kdk dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2013&2014 izn'kZ&26 rFkk vk;dj foojf.kdk dj fu/kkZj.k o"kZ 2014&2015 izn'kZ&27 fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k is'k dh x;hA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh e`R;q iwoZ dh vafre vk;dj foojf.kdk izn'kZ&27 esa O;olk; ls gksus okyh vk; 87]950@& #i;s dks e`rd dh okf"kZd vk; dks vk/kkj ekurs gq, oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh ekfld vk; 7]329@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA vihykFkhZx.k }kjk e`rd dh mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkifŸk ugha yh x;h gSA bl izdkj vk; ds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 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; 7]329@& #i;s ge fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) ugha dh x;h gSA Hkfo"; o`f) ds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ;g fu"d"kZ fudkyk x;k gS fd oDr nq?kZVuk e`rd dh vk;q 60 o"kZ ls vf/kd Fkh] bl dkj.k e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa dksbZ o`f) ugha dh x;h gSA 7- bl laca/k esa gekjk ekuuk ;g gS fd Dyse ;kfpdk esa e`rd dh vk;q 60 o"kZ vafdr dh x;h gS rFkk e`rd dh tUefrfFk 13-02-1955 crkbZ x;h gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 60 o"kZ 04 fnu Fkh] fdUrq e`rd iw.kZ :i ls 61 o"kZ vk;q dk ugha gqvk FkkA tcfd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; [2025:RJ-JP:51953] (4 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 ds ekeys esa 60 o"kZ rd dh vk;q ds O;fDr;ksa dh fu/kkZfjr vk; esa Hkfo"; o`f) fd;s tkus dk fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar M.H. Uma Maheshwari & Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. reported in 2020 (2) R.A.R. 185 (SC) esa ;g er O;Dr fd;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 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 [2025:RJ-JP:51953] (5 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] 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- ;gka ;g mYys[kuh; gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dks 56 ls 60 o"kZ ds vk;q oxZ esa j[kk tkdj 9 dk xq.kd yxk;k x;k gSA bl izdkj ,e-,p- mek egs'ojh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa ikfjr erkuqlkj ;g U;k;ky; e`rd dks oDr ?kVuk 60 o"kZ dh vk;q dk gksuk ekurs gq, iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj e`rd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 7]329@& #i;s esa 10 izfr'kr dh Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA 7]329@& #i;s dk 10 izfr'kr 733@& #i;s gksrk gSA mDr 10 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; 8]062@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 9- oDr ?kVuk e`rd ij dqy rhu vkfJr crk, x;s gSa] ftuesa vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 e`rd dh iRuh rFkk vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 o 3 e`rd ds iq= 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@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 ekfld vk; 8]062@&#i;s dk 1@3 Hkkx 2]687@& #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]375@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`rd dh vk;q 60 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh x;h 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, 9 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj e`rd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; [2025:RJ-JP:51953] (6 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] 5]375@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 5]375 x 12 x 9 = 5]80]500@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`rd dh iRuh dks nkEiR; lq[k ls oafpr gksus ds fy, 50]000@& #i;s] e`rd ds cPpksa dks firk ds Lusg ls oafpr gksus ds fy, izR;sd dks 25]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 1]00]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 cPpksa vihykFkhZ la[;k&2 o 3 dks ^^iSjs.Vy dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 48]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 1]44]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 dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.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 [2025:RJ-JP:51953] (7 of 7) [CMA-2451/2017] 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 5]80]500@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa ¼izR;sd vihykFkhZ dks 48]000@& :i;s½ dqy 1]44]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 7]60]500@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ¼&½ 6]52]286@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 1]08]214@& 13- 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 6]52]286@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 7]60]500@& :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 /--