[2026:RJ-JP:20092] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 706/2020 Vinod Kumar Bairwa S/o Shri Om Prakash Bairwa, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Nikatpuri, Tehsil Sikrai, District Dausa Rajasthan ----Claimant/Appellant Versus 1. Samay Singh S/o Girdharilal, R/o Village, Pilodi, Tehsil Sikrai, District Dausa Rajasthan (Driver) 2. Girdharinath S/o Balyanath, R/o Village Pilodi, Tehsil Sikrai, District Dausa Rajasthan (Owner) 3. National Insurance Company Limited, Through Branch Manager, Branch Office, Near Poonam Cinema, Lalsot Road, Dausa District Dausa Rajasthan (Insurance Company) ----Non Claimants/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Ms. Poonam Mishra, Adv. for Mr. Ritesh Jain, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raaj Pal Chaudhary, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Judgment 11/05/2026 1- vihykFkhZ }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] nkSlk] jkt0 ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&21@2019] fouksn dqekj cuke le; flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 21-10-2019 ¼ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- vihykFkhZ }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa Lo;a ds vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 75]25]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa ;kph dks dqy 5]49]861@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (2 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] 09 izfr'kr lkykuk dh nj ls fnyokbZ x;h gSA mDr fu.kZ; ls O;fFkr gksdj gLrxr vihy] vihykFkhZ 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 vihykFkhZ dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; 5]538@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ VkbZy o iRFkj yxkus dk dk;Z dj 20 ls 25 gtkj #i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djrk FkkA nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds gkFk o iSj esa vfLHkHkax rFkk 'kjhj ds fofHkUu Hkkxksa esa lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gS] ftuds lkewfgd izHkko ls mlds 'kjhj ij dqy 34-80 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa o vU; enksa esa Hkh vR;ar de jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] ftuesa c<+ksrjh dh tkosA vr% vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj {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 mijksDr rdkZsa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 5- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh o fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr gqbZ pksVksa ds QyLo:i mlds 'kjhj ij dqy 34-80 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&2 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gSA eksVj nq?kZVuk esa vkgr O;fDr;ksa dks {kfriwfrZ fnyok;s tkus ds lanHkZ esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius U;kf;d n`"Vkar Anant Son of Sidheswar Dukre Vs. Pratap son of Zhampannappa [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (3 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] Lamzane & Anr. reported in (2018) 9 Supreme Court Cases 450, esa fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k gS tks fuEu izdkj ls gS %& “12. In case of motor accidents leading to injuries and disablements, it is a well settled principle that a person must not only be compensated for his physical injury, but also for the non-pecuniary losses which he has suffered due to the injury. The claimant is entitled to be compensated for his inability to lead a full life, and enjoy those things and amenities which he would have enjoyed, but for the injuries." "13. The purpose of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is to fully and adequately restore the aggrieved to the position prior to the accident. This Court in Yadava Kumar v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. explained “just compensation” in the following words:" "15. It goes without saying that in matters of determination of compensation both the tribunal and the court are statutorily charged with a responsibility of fixing a “just compensation”. It is obviously true that determination of a just compensation cannot be equated to a bonanza. At the same time the concept of “just compensation” obviously suggests application of fair and equitable principles and a reasonable approach on the part of the tribunals and courts. This reasonableness on the part of the tribunal and court must be on a large peripheral field.” 7- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 05-11-2018 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks 25 o"kZ dh vk;q dk gksuk crkrs gq, VkbZy o iRFkj yxkus dk dk;Z dj 20 ls 25 gtkj #i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djuk vo'; crk;k x;k gSA fdarq vihykFkhZ }kjk viuh vk; dk dksbZ Bksl izek.k fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr ugha fd;k gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk rRl;e izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, mldh ekfld vk; 5]538@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA viuh dk;Z dh izd`fr ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZ us Lo;a ,-MCY;w&1 ds :i esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr gksdj vius c;kuksa esa bl rF; dks [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (4 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] Lohdkj fd;k gS fd oDr ?kVuk og VkbZy] iRFkj yxkus dk dk;Z djrk Fkk rFkk Dyse ;kfpdk esa Hkh vihykFkhZ us Lo;a dks VkbZy o xzsukbV fQfVax dk feL=h gksuk crk;k gSA pwafd VkbZy o iRFkj yxkus dk dk;Z djuk dq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa vkrk gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g U;k;ky;] vihykFkhZ ds dk;Z dh izÑfr o ?kVuk dh frfFk 05-11-2018 dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq,] oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks dq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij mldh nSfud vk; 233@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 233 x 30 = 6]990@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks 27 o"kZ dh vk;q dk Lofu;ksftr O;olk;h gksuk ekuk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 6]990@& #i;s ij Hkfo"; dh izR;k'kk dh en esa 40 izfr'kr ¼2]796@& #i;s½ dh c<+ksrjh dj dqy 'kq) ekfld vk; 9]786@& #i;s gksrh gS tks {kfriwfrZ fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA 8- gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds gkFk o iSj esa vfLHkHkax rFkk 'kjhj ds fofHkUu Hkkxksa esa lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftlds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ vkyrh&ikyrh djds cSB ugha ikrk gSA vihykFkhZ ds dkfjr pksVksa ds lkewfgd izHkko ls vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dqy 34-80 izfr’kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k&i= izn'kZ&2 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gSA fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr 34-80 izfr’kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 25 izfr'kr gh vkadk x;k gSA 9- bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"VkUr Prakash Chand Sharma Vs. Rambabu Saini & Anr. reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 276, ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS %& [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (5 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] ”9. The Tribunal questioned the competence of the Medical Board to assess the permanent disability of the claimant- appellant, terming the certificate of the Medical Board as not completely reliable. If the Tribunal had reason to doubt the medical certificate, the option available before it was to have the disability re-assessed but it could not have gone into the details of the determination of disability. Since that course of action has not been adopted, the opinion of the Medical Board, being an opinion of the experts is to be treated as such. That apart, the comatose state of the claimant-appellant is not in dispute.” 10- bl izdkj mijksDr U;kf;d n`"Vkar esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ;g ekuk x;k gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k] LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= esa n'kkZ;h x;h LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks de ugha dj ldrkA ;fn fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= ds laca/k esa lansg Fkk rks og LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk ds laca/k esa iqu% fo'ks"kK dh jk; izkIr dj ldrk FkkA vU;Fkk ,slh fLFkfr esa esfMdy cksMZ ds fo'ks"kKksa }kjk LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= esa tks LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk n'kkZ;h x;h gS] og iw.kZ LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk fo'ks"kKksa dh jk; vuqlkj ;Fkkor ekuh tkosxhA 11- gLrxr ekeys esa LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&2 jktdh; ftyk fpfdRlky;] nkSlk ds esfMdy cksMZ }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k gSA pwafd vihykFkhZ dks etnwj Js.kh dk O;fDr crk;k x;k gS rFkk etnwj dks vius 'kjhj dk laiw.kZ cy yxkdj dk;Z djuk gksrk gSA vr% izdk'k pUn 'kekZ ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj gLrxr ekeys esa ge] vihykFkhZ ds LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&2 esa vafdr 34-80 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 34-80 izfr'kr vkadk tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; 9]786@& #i;s dk 34-80 izfr’kr 3]406@& #i;s gksrk gS tks vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh ekfld {kfr gSA oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 26 ls 30 o"kZ ds e/; gksuk tkfgj gS] ftldk [k.Mu ugha gks ldk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªkaliksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (6 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeyksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh {kfriwfrZ dh x.kuk gsrq vihykFkhZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 17 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh dqy {kfr 3]406 x 12 x 17 = 6]94]824@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA 12- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks esfMdy fcyksa dh en esa 44]458@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ xbZ gS] ftlesa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA 13- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk esa deh dh en esa 60]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ xbZ gS] tks de izrhr gksrh gSA vr% mDr enksa esa ge vihykFkhZ dks 70]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 14- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks ifjogu O;; rFkk ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA vr% ge vihykFkhZ dks ifjogu O;; dh en esa 10]000@& #i;s rFkk ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 15- LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&2 ds vuqlkj nq?kZVuk esa vkbZ pksVksa ds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ fnukad 05-11-2018 ls fnukad 16-11-2008 rd dqy 12 fnu rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgk gS rFkk fnukad 05-11-2018 o 14-11-2018 dks mlds 2 vkWijs'ku gksuk Hkh vafdr gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge vihykFkhZ dks 12 fnu vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 500@& #i;s izfrfnu dh nj ls dqy 6]000@& #i;s rFkk 2 vkWijs'ku gksus gsrq 'kY; fpfdRlk dh en esa 20]000@& #i;s dh jkf’k i`Fkd ls fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 16- mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZ@DysesaV fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gSa %& [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (7 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] Øe la- 'kh"kZ@en bl fu.kZ; ds rgr fu/kkZfjr dh x;h jkf’k 1- Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh {kfr ds en esa 6]94]824@& #i;s 2- esfMdy fcyksa dh en esa 44]458@& #i;s 3- 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk esa deh ds en esa 70]000@& #i;s 4- ifjogu O;; dh en esa 10]000@& :i;s 5- ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa 15]000@& :i;s 6- 12 fnu vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 6]000@& :i;s 7- 'kY; fpfdRlk dh en esa 20]000@& #i;s 8- bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 8]60]282@& #i;s 9- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 5]49]861@& #i;s 10- c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 3]10]421@& #i;s 17- rnuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZ@DysesaV dks 5]49]861@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 8]60]282@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tk,xhA vihykFkhZ }kjk iwoZ esa izkIr dh x;h jkf’k dks iapkV jkf’k esa ls lek;ksftr fd;k tkdj 'ks"k jkf’k vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ik;k tkrk gSaA 18- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZ dks 9 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 {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZ 9 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA 19- fu.kZ; dh izfr ds lkFk izdj.k dk vfHkys[k lacaf/kr vf/kdj.k dks ykSVk;k tkosA 20- rnuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA [2026:RJ-JP:20092] (8 of 8) [CMA-706/2020] 21- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J KESHAV VERMA /44