[2026:RJ-JP:12395] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1509/2023 Kamlesh Nayak Son Of Shri Arjun Nayak, Aged About 23 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 11, Village-Post Bhamod, Tehsil Virat Nagar, District Jaipur. ----Appellant Versus 1. Girraj Prajapat Son Of Shri Shankar Lal Prajapat, Resident Of Harijan Basti, Village Khori, Tehsil Shahpura District Jaipur (Registered Owner Truck Trailer No. Rj-52-Gb- 0021). 2. Iffco Tokiyo General Insurance Co. Limited, Regional Office, 8, Katewa Bhawan, Opposite Ganpati Plaja, M.i. Road, Jaipur Through Regional Manager (Insurance Company Truck Trailer No. Rj-52-Gb-0021). ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sandeep Mathur, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vinod Sharma, Adv. Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 24/03/2026 vihykFkhZ&nkosnkj ¼vkxs ^^nkosnkj^^ dgk tkosxk½ dh vksj ls ;g vihy /kkjk 30 deZdkj {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 ¼vkxs ^^vf/kfu;e&1923^^ dgk tkosxk½ ds rgr fo}ku U;k;ky; vk;qDr deZpkjh {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 t;iqj }kjk izdj.k E.C.C.N.F. No. 432/2018 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 05-12-2022 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh gS ftlds ek/;e ls vihykFkhZ&vkgr&nkosnkj dh Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh x;hA fo}ku vf/koDRk vihykFkhZ&nkosnkj rFkk izR;FkhZ dze&1 okgu Lokeh o izR;FkhZ dze&2 chek dEiuh dh cgl lquh x;h] vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA [2026:RJ-JP:12395] (2 of 4) [CMA-1509/2023] fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk fuosnu gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 01-12-2017 dks izR;FkhZ dze&1 fxjkZt ds Vªd uEcj vkj-ts-52&th-Mh-&0021 ij [kyklh ds :i esa fu;qDr Fkk] ml le; pkyd Lo;a okgu Lokeh Fkk rFkk vpkud uhyxk; lkeus vk tkus ls nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ?kk;y gqvk vkSj ifj.kkeLo:i bZykt ds nkSjku mldk ikao dkVuk iM+kA ;g rF; izn'kZ&1 jkstukepk fjiksVZ o fpfdRlh; nLrkostksa ls izekf.kr gS] ysfdu rF;ksa o lk{; ds foijhr tkdj vihykFkhZ dk mijksDrkuqlkj nq?kZVukxzLr gksuk rFkk izR;FkhZ dze&1 ds ;gka fu;kftr gksus ds rF; dks fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk izekf.kr ugha ekudj Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh gS tks fof/k&lEer ugha gS] bl izdkj vihyk/khu fu.kZ; vikLr fd;s tkus rFkk ;g ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA izR;FkhZ dze&1 okgu Lokeh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk fuosnu gS fd izn'kZ&1 jkstukepk fjiksVZ ln~Hkkfod nLrkost ugha gS] okgu Lokeh }kjk dksbZ fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djk;h x;h gSA vihykFkhZ mlds ;gka dHkh Hkh [kyklh ds :i esa fu;qDr ugha FkkA izR;FkhZ&chek dEiuh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk Hkh blh vk'k; ds rdZ izLrqr djrs gq, ;g fuosnu fd;k fd fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk lk{; ij lE;d :i ls fopkj djus ds mijkUr vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k gS] fof/k dk dksbZ lkjoku iz'u bl vihy esa vUroZfyr ugha gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ^^vf/kfu;e&1923^^ dh /kkjk&30 ds izko/kku rFkk ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Vs. Smt. Sujatha (2019) 11 SCC 514 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj ;g vihy iks"k.kh; ugha gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Vs. Smt. Sujatha (Supra) ds lqlaxr iSjk la[;k&9] 10] 11 rFkk 12 fuEukuqlkj gS& 9. At the outset, we may take note of the fact, being a settled principle, that the question as to whether the employee met with an accident, whether the accident occurred during the course of employment, whether it arose out of an employment, how and in what manner the accident occurred, who was negligent in causing the [2026:RJ-JP:12395] (3 of 4) [CMA-1509/2023] accident, whether there existed any relationship of employee and employer, what was the age and monthly salary of the employee, how many are the dependents of the deceased employee, the extent of disability caused to the employee due to injuries suffered in an accident, whether there was any insurance coverage obtained by the employer to cover the incident etc. are some of the material issues which arise for the just decision of the Commissioner in a claim petition when an employee suffers any bodily injury or dies during the course of his employment and he/his LRs sue/s his employer to claim compensation under the Act. 10. The afore-mentioned questions are essentially the questions of fact and, therefore, they are required to be proved with the aid of evidence. Once they are proved either way, the findings recorded thereon are regarded as the findings of fact. 11. The appeal provided under Section 30 of the Act to the High Court against the order of the Commissioner lie only against the specific orders set out in clause (a) to (e) of Section 30 of the Act with a further rider contained in first proviso to the Section that the appeal must involve substantial question of law. 12. In other words, the appeal provided under Section 30 of the Act to the High Court against the order of the Commissioner is not like a Regular First Appeal akin to Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 which can be heard both on facts and law. The appellate jurisdiction of the High Court to decide the appeal is confined only to examine the substantial questions of law arising in the case. mijksDr fu.kZ; esa izfrikfnr fof/kd O;oLFkk rFkk vf/kfu;e&1923 dh /kkjk 30 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj Li"V gS fd fof/k dk lkjoku iz'u vUroZfyr gksus ij gh vihy lquokbZ gsrq xzg.k dh tk ldrh gSA orZeku ekeys esa vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls nq?kZVuk fnukad 01-12-2017 dh crk;h x;h gS] dfFkr jkstukepk fjiksVZ fnukad 09-01-2018 dks vFkkZr ?kVuk ds lok ekg i'pkr ntZ djk;h x;h gSA okgu Lokeh dh vksj ls bl fjiksVZ dks ntZ djokus ls badkj fd;k x;k gSA izn'kZ&1 jkstukepk fjiksVZ fnukad 09-01- 2018 dh gS] ysfdu iqfyl LVs'ku dh dfFkr lhy ij 09-01-2017 rkjh[k vafdr dh x;h gS tks bl nLrkost dh ln~Hkkfodrk ij xaHkhj iz'u mRiUu djrh gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHker izdV fd;k x;k gS fd fdlh Hkh fpfdRlh; nLrkost esa izR;FkhZ dze&1 ds okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksus dk rF; [2026:RJ-JP:12395] (4 of 4) [CMA-1509/2023] mYys[k ugha gSA izkFkhZ dh lk{; o miyC/k lkexzh dk foospu djrs gq, vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij miyC/k egRoiw.kZ lk{; dks utjvankt dj viuk fu"d"kZ fn;k gks vFkok tks rF; vfHkys[k ij Fks gh ugha] mu ij fopkj djus ds mijkUr euekuk fu.kZ; fn;k gks] ,slh fLFkfr vfHkys[k ij ugha gSA mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fof/k dk dksbZ lkjoku iz'u bl ekeys esa vUroZfyr ugha gS] bl izdkj U;kf;d fu.kZ; North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation ¼iwoksZDr½ esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk rFkk vf/kfu;e&1923 dh /kkjk&30 ds vuqlkj ;g vihy iks"k.kh; ugha gksus ls [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA rnuqlkj vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukad 05-12-2022 dh iqf"V djrs gq, ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSaA fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks izsf"kr fd;k tkosA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J Mittal /26