VkUr Laxmidhar Nayak Ors v. Jugal Kishore Behera Ors

Appellant No. 2 & 3 Are Minor Through Their Mother Smt. Suman W/o Late Shri Phoolchand @ Phoolaram, All R/o Dhani Singlyawali, Dhodasar, P.S. Govindgarh, District Jaipur. ----Appellant/Claimants Versus

1. Mahaveer Singh S/o Shri Hanuman Singh, R/o Sargoth, P.S. Ringas, District Sikar. (During The Time of Accident Driver of RSRTC)

2. Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Marg, Chomu House, District Jaipur. (Owner) ----Respondent/Non-Claimants For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sunil Jain, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dharmendra Pareek, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI 24/09/2025 Order vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] pkSewa] t;iqj ftyk t;iqj }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 202@2012 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 14-11-2014 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh x;h gS] ftlds ek/;e ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vihykFkhZx.k dks [2025:RJ-JP:39495] (2 of 6) [CMA-2145/2015] dqy 3]25]000@& :i;s izfrdj jkf'k rFkk mDr jkf'k ij ;kfpdk izLrqr djus dh fnukad 09-11-2011 ls olwyh rd 7-5 izfr'kr lk/kkj.k okf"kZd C;kt dh nj ls C;kt fnyok;k gSA chek daiuh rFkk okgu Lokeh@pkyd dh vksj ls dksbZ vihy izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA vihykFkhZx.k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g lhfer rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k us e`rd dh lM+d nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gksus ij izfrdj jkf'k dh x.kuk djrs le; mldh 15]000@& :i;s okf"kZd vk; fu/kkZfjr dh gS] tcfd nq?kZVuk dh fnukad dks izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj 135@& :i;s izfrfnu Fkh rFkk ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)akrksa ds vuqlkj ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 30 fnol dh etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij dh tkuh pkfg, FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vk; gkfu dh x.kuk djrs le; Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk Hkh ugha fnyok;k gSA blds vfrfjDr fo}ku vf/kdj.k us izse] Lusg o okRlY;] vafre laLdkj o lEink dh gkfu ds enksa esa Hkh fof/k vuqlkj jkf'k ugha fnyok;h gSA vr% izfrdj jkf'k esa fof/k vuqlkj o`f) fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA izR;FkhZ&chek daiuh ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k us fof/kd izko/kkuksa ds rgr vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ekSf[kd ,oa nLrkosth lk{; ds lexz fo'ys"k.k ds mijkar lgh :i ls vkyksP; fu.kZ; o vokMZ ikfjr fd;k gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dh dksbZ vko';drk ugha gS] vr% vihykFkhZx.k dh vihy [kkfjt dh tkosA eSaus mHk; i{k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA [2025:RJ-JP:39495] (3 of 6) [CMA-2145/2015] orZeku izdj.k esa fnukad 11-10-2011 dks lka; djhc 8-30 cts e`rd jkedqekj o Qwypan ;kno eksVjlkbfdy uacj RJ 13 7M 7411 ls t;iqj ls ?kj tk jgs FksA tc os Vks<h eksM+ ds ikl igqaps] rc jksM+ost cl uacj RJ 23 PA 1952 ds pkyd us rst xfr o ykijokgh ls cl pykrs gq, ihNs ls eksVlkbfdy ds VDdj ekj nh] ftlls nq?kZVuk esa vk;h pksVksa ds dkj.k Qwypan o jkedqekj dh e`R;q gks x;hA rRi'pkr e`rd Qwypan ds vkfJrksa }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;hA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vius vkyksP; fu.kZ; esa nq?kZVuk dh fnukad dks e`rd dh vk;q 30 o"kZ gksuk vo/kkfjr fd;k gS] ftlesa nksuksa i{kksa ds e/; dksbZ fookn ugha gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us e`rd dh vk; gkfu dh x.kuk djrs le; mls vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekudj mldh vk; 15]000@& :i;s okf"kZd fu/kkZfjr dj fof/kd Hkwy o =qfV dh gSA nq?kZVuk fnukad 11-10-2011 dks jkT; ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk ds vuqlkj vdq'ky Jfed dh U;wure etnwjh nj 135@& :i;s izfrfnu fu;r FkhA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"VkUr Laxmidhar Nayak & Ors. Vs. Jugal Kishore Behera & Ors. 2018 (1) SCC 746 rFkk Laxmi Devi & Ors. Vs. Mohammad Tabbar & Anr. 2008 (12) SCC 165 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj 30 fnu ds ikfjJfed njksa ds vuqlkj izfrdj dh x.kuk gksuk vko';d gSA bl izdkj e`rd dh 135@& :i;s izfrfnu ds vk/kkj ij ekfld vk; 4]050@& :i;s vo/kkfjr gksrh gSA nq?kZVuk ds le; e`rd ij mldh iRuh] iq=&iq=h o ekrk vkfJr Fks] ,slh fLFkfr esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vfHkfu/kkZfjr fofu'p; National Insurance Co. Vs Pranay Sethi & Ors., (2017) 16 SCC 680 ds [2025:RJ-JP:39495] (4 of 6) [CMA-2145/2015] vuqlkj mlds O;fDrxr [kpZ ds :i esa 1@4 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gSA mDr dVkSrh fd;s tkus ds i'pkr e`rd dh ekfld vk; 3]038@& :i;s 'ks"k jgrh gSA e`rd dh vk;q 30 o"kZ gksus ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 17 dk xq.kd iz;ksx esa fy;k x;k gS] tks lgh iz;ksx esa fy;k x;k gSA e`rd dh LFkk;h izd`fr dh ukSdjh gks vkSj og fu;fer osru izkIr djrk gks] bls vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lkfcr ugha fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa e`rd ds Lofu;ksftr gksus ds vk/kkj ij mls Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk 40 izfr'kr dh nj ls fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA rn~uqlkj vk; gkfu dh x.kuk dh tkos rks ;g jkf'k 3038x12x17=6,19,752@& :i;s laxf.kr gksrh gS rFkk blesa 40 izfr'kr Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk 2]47]901@& :i;s tksM+s tkus ij ;g jkf'k 8]67]653@& :i;s gksrh gS] tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa 1]70]000@& :i;s fnyk;s gSaA vr% vk; gkfu ds en esa 6]97]653@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA tgka rd ijEijkxr 'kh"kZd esa izfrdj jkf'k dk iz'u gS] National Insurance Co. Vs Pranay Sethi & Ors. (2017) 16 SCC 680 fofu'p; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd%& "54. ........................ It seems to us that reasonable figures on conventional heads, namely, loss of estate, loss of consortium and funeral expenses should be Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 40,000/- and Rs. 15,000/- respectively. The principle of revisiting the said heads is an acceptable principle. But the revisit should not be fact-centric or quantum-centric. We think that it would be condign that the amount that we have quantified should be enhanced on percentage basis in every three years and the enhancement should be at the rate of 10% in a span of three years. We are 41 disposed to hold so [2025:RJ-JP:39495] (5 of 6) [CMA-2145/2015] because that will bring in consistency in respect of those heads." mDr fofu'p; ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 31-10-2017 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA mlds i'pkr Sadhana Tomar & Ors. Vs. Ashok Kushwaha & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 3763/2025 fofu'p; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 24-01-2025 dks iz.k; lsBh ¼iwoksZDr½ ds fu.kZ; ds vuq:i fu.kZ; ikfjr dj nq?kZVuk ds i'pkr dalksfVZ;e dh gkfu] lEink dh gkfu o vafre laLdkj ds enksa esa izR;sd rhu o"kZ i'pkr 10 izfr'kr dh o`f) dh x;h gSA blh izdkj dk er ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Kavita Devi & Others Vs. Sunil Kumar & Another 2025 INSC 938 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; esa O;Dr fd;k gSA mDr fu.kZ; ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Nanu Ram @ Chuhru Ram & ors., 2018 (18) SCC 130 esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)akrksa ds vuq:i fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa dalksfVZ;e] izse&Lusg dks foLr`r :i ls foosfpr djrs gq, eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e dks ykHknk;d o dY;k.kdkjh fof/k gksuk crkrs gq, mfpr izfrdj fu/kkZj.k ds laca/k esa er O;Dr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa bl izdj.k esa Hkh dalksfVZ;e dh gkfu] lEink dh gkfu o vafre laLdkj ds enksa esa iz.k; lsBh ¼iwoksZDr½ ds fu.kZ; fnukad 31-10-2017 ds vuq:i izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa 10 izfr'kr dh o`f) dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA ,sls esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk mDr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)karksa ds vuqlkj dalksfVZ;e gkfu ds en esa vihykFkhZx.k] izR;sd 48]400@& :i;s vFkkZr~ dqy 1]93]600@& :i;s rFkk vafre laLdkj ds en esa 18]150@& :i;s rFkk lEink dh gkfu ds en esa Hkh 18]150@& :i;s vFkkZr mDr enksa esa dqy 2]29]900@& :i;s izkIr djus [2025:RJ-JP:39495] (6 of 6) [CMA-2145/2015] ds vf/kdkjh gSa] tcfd vf/kdj.k us mDr enksa esa dsoy 1]55]000@& :i;s gh fnyk;s x;s gSaA vr% mDr enksa esa dqy 74]900@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk tks izfrdj jkf'k fnyk;h x;h gS] mlesa c<+ksrjh djrs gq, vihykFkhZx.k@nkosnkjku dqy 7]72]553@& :i;s vfrfjDr :i ls izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA mijksDr foospukuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] pkSewa] t;iqj ftyk t;iqj }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 202@2012 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 14-11-2014 dks mikUrfjr djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk tks izfrdj jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;h x;h gS] mlds vfrfjDr vihykFkhZx.k 7]72]553@& :i;s izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gksaxs rFkk vihykFkhZx.k mDr c<+h gqbZ jkf'k ij fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k ;kfpdk izLrqr djus dh fnukad ls olwyh dh fnukad rd 07 izfr'kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt nj ls C;kt Hkh izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gksaxsA vihyk/khu vkns'k dh 'ks"k 'krsaZ ;Fkkor jgsaxhA layXu izkFkZuk i=] ;fn dksbZ gksa] mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;s tkrs gSaA fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS] rks bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA MANISH SAINI /87 (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J