[2026:RJ-JP:24510] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1421/2023 URN: CMA / 2429U / 2023 1. Dharamsingh S/o Shri Samundar, Aged About 43 Years, 2. Smt. Santosh W/o Shri Dharam Singh, Aged About 41 Years, Both R/o Jatav Basti, Rudawal, Police Station Rudawal, Tehsil Rupwas, District Bharatpur, Presently R/o Vijay Nagar Colony (Barso Ka Nagla), Heeradas, Police Station Atalband, Bharatpur (Raj.). ----Claimants/Appellants Versus 1. Kartar Singh S/o Shri Lakhansingh, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Lakhanpur, Police Station Rudawal, District Bharatpur (Raj.) (Owner Of Tractor No. RJ-05-RC-1788) 2. Krashan Kumar S/o Shri Lakhan Singh, R/o Lakhanpur, Police Station Rudawal, District Bharatpur (Raj.) (Driver Of Tractor No. RJ-05-RC-1788) 3. Liberty Videocon General Insurance Company Limited, 10th Floor, Tower-A, Business Park, Ganpatrav Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai (Maharastra) (Insurer Of Tractor No. RJ-05-RC-1788) ----Non-Claimants/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Navankur Dubey, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Virendra Agrawal, Adv. with Ms. Anjali Assat, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Judgment 02/07/2026 1- vihykFkhZx.k }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk&173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] Hkjriqj ¼jkt-½ ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&289@2018] /keZflag o vU; cuke djrkj flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 20-02-2023 ¼ftls vkxs ^vkyksP; fu.kZ;^ ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA [2026:RJ-JP:24510] (2 of 6) [CMA-1421/2023] 2- vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] lkSjHk dh eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 48]07]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa ;kphx.k dks dqy 5]00]000@& #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 vkyksP; 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 oDr ?kVuk e`rd 14 o"khZ; v/;;ujr ckyd FkkA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`r ckyd dh dksbZ vk; fu/kkZfjr ugha dj jktLFkku jkT; fof/kd lsok izkf/kdj.k }kjk tkjh fn'kk&funsZ'kksa ds vuqlkj e`r ckyd ds ifjtuksa dks ,deq'r 5]00]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k crkSj {kfriwfrZ fnyokbZ tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh xbZ 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 dksbZ lewfpr jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA vr% vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy dks Lohdkj fd;k 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 daiuh 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 07-06-2018 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd dks 14 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk e`r ckyd dh dksbZ vk; fu/kkZfjr ugha dj] jktLFkku jkT; fof/kd lsok izkf/kdj.k }kjk tkjh fn'kk&funsZ'kksa ds vuqlkj e`r ckyd ds ifjtuksa dks ,deq'r 5]00]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k crkSj {kfriwfrZ fnyokbZ xbZ gSA ;gka ;g lqLFkkfir fof/k gS [2026:RJ-JP:24510] (3 of 6) [CMA-1421/2023] fd ftu ekeyksa esa vkgr@e`rd dh vk; izekf.kr ugha gks] ogka vkgr@e`rd dks vdq'ky] v)Zdq'ky o dq'ky Jfed dh Js.kh esa j[kk tkdj rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij mldh vk; fu/kkZfjr dh tkuh pkfg,A bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"VkUr Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel Vs. Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr., Civil Appeal No. 10278/2025 (Arising Out of SLP (C) No. 14444/2025) esa ;g er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& "9. On the aspect of monthly income of the minor appellant, we are inclined to interfere with the judgment and order of the Courts below. In the present case, it is evident that the Courts below have failed to take into account the monthly income of the appellant while determining the quantum of compensation. It is now a well-entrenched and consistently reiterated principle of law that a minor child who suffers death or permanent disability in a motor vehicle accident, cannot be placed in the same category as a non-earning individual for the purposes of assessing the amount of compensation because the child was not engaged in gainful employment at the time of the accident. In such a case, the computation of compensation under the head of loss of income ought to be made by adopting, at the very least, the minimum wages payable to a skilled workman as notified for the relevant period in the respective State where the cause of action arises. The said observation was rendered by this Court, in Kajal v. Jagdish Chand and Ors.3, and Baby Sakshi Greola v. Manzoor Ahmad Simon and Anr.4. 14. As can be seen, there is a great difference between the compensation as awarded by the Courts below and the compensation payable as per law. We are constraint to observe that appeals to the High Court as well as to this Court were entirely avoidable, since the law had been amply clarified well before the order of the [2026:RJ-JP:24510] (4 of 6) [CMA-1421/2023] Tribunal was made on 17.10.2021 by way of the judgment rendered by this Court in Kajal (supra) decided on 05.02.2020. Both the Courts were duty-bound to keep abreast with the law as clarified by this Court, ensuring that the judgments and orders passed by them are entirely in order therewith. 15. For the purpose of emphasis, it is again clarified here that when a Tribunal or the High Court in appeal, is concerned with the case involving a child having suffered injury or having passed away, the calculation of loss of income necessarily has to be made on the matric of minimum wages payable to a skilled worker in the respective State at the relevant point of time. It is our hope that this restatement helps avoiding such errors and thereby obviates the necessity of this Court’s interference, applying well-established principles of law." 7- ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel (supra) ds ekeys esa ikfjr er ls lger gksrs gq, bl ekeys esa Hkh e`r ckyd dks dq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, rFkk ?kVuk dh frfFk 07-06-2018 dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, rRle; izpfyr U;wure etnwjh 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>rs gaSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd dks 14 o"kZ vk;q dk gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkh e`r ckyd dh vk;q 14 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA pwafd oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd 14 o"kZ vk;q dk FkkA ,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 e`r ckyd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 6]990@& #i;s esa 40 izfr'kr vFkkZr 2]796@& #i;s dh c<+ksrjh djrs gq, mldh dqy 'kq) ekfld vk; 9]786@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh tkrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA [2026:RJ-JP:24510] (5 of 6) [CMA-1421/2023] 8- oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd vfookfgr FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa e`r ckyd ds O;fDrxr [kpZ dh dVkSrh ds en eas 1@2 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj 9]786@& #i;s dk 1@2 Hkkx 4]893@& #i;s gksrk gS] ftls fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa ls ?kVkus ds mijkar vkfJr vk; dh 'ks"k jkf'k 4]893@& #i;s gksrh gSA oDr ?kVuk e`r ckyd dh vk;q 14 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªklaiksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vk/kkj ij e`r ckyd dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 15 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA 9- rn~uqlkj e`r ckyd dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 4]893@& #i;s ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks gksus okyh vkfJr vk; dh dqy {kfr 4]893 x 12 x 15 = 8]80]740@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA 10- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dalksfVZ;e dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks ugha 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 11- ekeys dh ?kVuk o"kZ 2018 dh crkbZ xbZ 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`r ckyd ds firk o ekrk] vihykFkhZ la[;k&1 o 2 dks ^^fQfy;y dalksfVZ;e** dh en esa izR;sd dks 40]000@& #i;s ¼dqy 80]000@& #i;s½ dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA [2026:RJ-JP:24510] (6 of 6) [CMA-1421/2023] 12- fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vafre laLdkj dh en esa rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA vr% iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj ge] vafre laLdkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 13- 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 8]80]740@& 2- dalksfVZ;e ds en esa dqy 80]000@& 3- vafre laLdkj ds en esa 15]000@& 4- lEink dh gkfu ds en esa 15]000@& bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 9]90]740@& fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 5]00]000@& c<+ksrjh i'pkr~ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 4]90]740@& 14- rnuqlkj vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lafLFkr ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks 5]00]000@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 9]90]740@& :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 15- bl fu.kZ; }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 16- rn~uqlkj mijksDr vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA 17- lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ/98-S