Vkar Kuncham Lavanya & ors v. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. Ors

: Mr. Jai Prakash Gupta, Adv. Ms. Shreya Khandal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rishipal Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Vimal Kumar Yadav, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 28/08/2025 vkgr@vihykFkhZ }kjk ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj ;ku nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] ckjka }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 94@2013 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 20-12-2018 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls vkgr@vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr Dyse ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e vkjksfir okgu dk nq?kZVuk esa fyIr ugha gksuk ekudj [kkfjt dh xbZA [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (2 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ o izR;FkhZx.k dh cgl lquh xbZ ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd vkgr@vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls fopkj.k vf/kdj.k ds le{k /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr ;kfpdk izLrqr dj vfHkdfFkr fd;k x;k fd fnukad 27-12-2012 dks 7-30 ih-,e- ij og NksVwyky dh eksVjlkbfdy ij ihNs cSBdj tk jgk Fkk rc ?kVukLFky ij vkjksfir thi vkjts&28&Vh,&0022 ds pkyd us rst xfr o ykijokgh ls pykrs gq, mlds VDdj ekjh] ftlls nksuksa ?kk;y gks x;sA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk nksuksa i{kksa dh lk{; ys[kc) djus ds mijkar izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ vR;f/kd o vuqfpr foyac ls gksuk] vkjksfir okgu dk ?kVuk esa fyIr ugha gksuk o Dyse ;kfpdk feF;k ekurs gq, [kkfjt dh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDRkk nkosnkj dh vksj ls U;kf;d n`"Vkar Kuncham Lavanya & ors Vs. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. 2025 AIR (SC) 2038 izLrqr djrs gq, fuosnu fd;k fd izR;sd ekeys esa izR;{kn'khZ xokg miyC/k ugha gksrs gSa] izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij ;fn vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds fo:) nkafMd U;k;ky; esa vkjksi i= is'k gks pqdk gS rFkk okgu pkyd@Lokeh dh vksj ls /kkjk 133 vFkko 134 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr uksfVl ds izR;qRrj esa pkyd gksus ds rF; dks Lohdkj fd;k x;k gS rks ,slh fLFkfr esa vkjksfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksuk o mlesa pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk Lor% gh [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (3 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] izekf.kr gks tkrk gS vkSj vf/kd lqn`< lk{; dh vko';drk 'ks"k ugha jgrh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk chek daiuh dh vksj ls ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; dh rhu lnL;h; U;k;ihB }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; Lachoo Ram and Others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation (2014) 13 SCC 254 izLrqr fd;k] ftldk llEeku voyksdu fd;kA mijksDr ekeys esa Dyse ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr dh xbZ Fkh vkSj fof/kd izko/kkuksa dks ns[krs gq, ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd ,slh ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk gh i;kZIr ugha gS] vfirq pkyd dh ykijokgh jgh] ;g rF; Hkh nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gSA bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la-&10 o 11 fuEukuqlkj gSa%& "10. But simply the involvement of the bus in the accident cannot make the respondent liable to pay compensation unless it can be held on the basis of materials on record that the accident was caused by rash and negligent act of the driver-Respondent No. 2...." "11. In the facts of the case it is not found possible to accept the contention on behalf of the appellants claimants that the accident was on account of rash or negligent driving by the driver, Respondent No. 2. In that view of the [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (4 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] matter it is not found possible to give any relief to the appellants." fo}ku vf/koDrk chek daiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr fu.kZ; Surender Kumar Arora and Anr. Vs. Manoj Bisla and Ors. (2012) 4 SCC 552 ds ekeys esa Hkh ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 163, ds rgr izLrqr ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk gh i;kZIr gS] tcfd /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk o pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk nksuksa rF; nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gS] bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la[;k&9 dk lqlaxr Hkkx bl izdkj gS%& "9. Admittedly, the petition filed by the claimants was under Section 166 of the Act and not under Section 163-A of the Act. This is not in dispute. Therefore, it was the entire responsibility of the parents of the deceased to have established that Respondent 1 drew the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner which resulted in the fatal accident." U;kf;d fu.kZ; 2014 vkj , vkj 372 ¼jkt-½ tulhjke cuke fouksn dqekj o vU; esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj Li"V gS fd /kkjk 133 vFkok 134 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr fn;s x;s uksfVl dk izR;qRrj ekSfyd lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk iSjk la[;k&6 lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%& [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (5 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] "6.Merely because the owner of the offending vehicle made an admission that his vehicle had met with an accident, it would not prevent the learned Tribunal from dismissing the claim petition. After all, the learned Tribunal is expected to analyse the entire evidence and to adjudicate upon the issues framed by it. Instances are not lacking when a claim petition has been filed with collusion between the claimant and the owner of the offending vehicle. Thus, the Tribunal is duty bound to critically analyse the evidence produced before it. Hence the first contention raised by the learned counsel unacceptable." the appellant blh izdkj bl U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dqekjh lquhrk pkSgku cuke guqeku flag mQZ fgEerflag o vU; 2011 ¼1½ lh-lh-vkj- 305 ¼jktLFkku½ esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj ;g Li"V gS fd vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds fo:) iqfyl }kjk vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ek= bl vk/kkj ij nkosnkjku vius fl)h Hkkj ls eqDr ugha gksrs gSa] vkjksi i= ekSfyd o izkFkfed lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEukuqlkj gS%& **dsoy izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gksus vkSj bl ij vuqla/kku ds ckn vkjksi i= is'k gksus ek= ls Dyse vkosnu ds rF; fl) ugha ekus tk ldrsA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ rFkk vkjksi i= ewyHkwr lk{; ugha gS vkSj nq?kZVuk cl pkyd dh ykijokgh ls gqbZ] bls izFker% fl) djus dk Hkkj rks fuf'pr :Ik ls vihykfFkZuh ij Fkk ftldk fuoZgu djus esa og vlQy jgh gS-----------A** [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (6 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds izdk'k esa orZeku ekeys esa vkbZ lk{; o lkexzh dk voyksdu fd;kA nkosnkjku dh vksj ls ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr dh xbZ gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vkjksfir okgu ls ;g nq?kZVuk gksuk rFkk pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk vf/klaHkkO; :i ls izekf.kr djus dk nkf;Ro nkosnkjku ij gSA orZeku ekeys esa nkosnkj vius bl fl)hHkkj dks vf/klaHkkO; :i ls fuoZgu dj ik, gSa vFkok ugha] ;g bl U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj ;ksX; gSA orZeku ekeys esa nq?kZVuk fnukad 27-12-2012 dh gS] vkgr ,-MCY;w-&01 ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS ftlus tkfgj fd;k gS fd 12 fnu ckn mls vLirky ls NqV~Vh fey x;h Fkh] og i<k fy[kk gS] ijarq mlds ckotwn bLrxkls ds ek/;e ls fjiksVZ djhc rhu ekg ckn fnukad 05-03-2013 dks ntZ djk;h x;h gSA fjiksVZ foyac ls ntZ djkus ds laca/k esa dkj.k iwNs tkus ij vihykFkhZ }kjk vufHkKrk tkfgj dh x;h gSA vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj rRle; ugha ns[kuk xokg us Lohdkj fd;k gSA ;kfpdk ds vfHkdFkukuqlkj ?kVuk ds le; eksVjlkbZfdy dks NksVwyky pyk jgk Fkk vkSj ;gh dFku vihykFkhZ dk jgk gS] ijarq NksVwyky vius l'kiFk dFkuksa esa tkfgj djrk gS fd eksVjlkbZfdy dks vkgr@vihykFkhZ d.kZ;ksXkh pyk jgkFkk vkSj vpkud nq?kZVuk gks x;h Fkh] ?kj dk ekeyk Fkk] blfy, iqfyl esa fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djok;hA mijksDr LohdkjksfDr ls ;g Li"V gqvk gS fd okLro esa vihykFkhZ gh eksVjlkbZfdy pkyd Fkk vkSj mldh ykijokgh ls ;g nq?kZVuk dkfjr gqbZ gS vkSj mlh [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (7 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] dkj.k ls fjiksVZ iqfyl esa ntZ ugha djok;h x;h gSA [email protected];ksxh dks vLirky esa HkrhZ djok;k x;k rRle; mlds firk }kjk ;g lwfpr fd;k x;k fd og iqfyl dk;Zokgh ugha pkgrk gSA vkgr o izR;{kn'khZ xokg NksVwyky nksuksa Lohdkj djrs gSa fd os ekSds ij vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj o pkyd dks ugha ns[k ik;sA mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g vf/klaHkkO; :i ls izdV gqvk gS fd okLro esa vkgr@vihykFkhZ gh eksVjlkbZfdy dk pkyd Fkk] mldh ykijokgh ls nq?kZVuk dkfjr gqbZ gS] vkjksfir thi bl nq?kZVuk esa fyIr jgh gks vkSj mlds pkyd dh ykijokgh jgh gks] ;g rF; izekf.kr ugha gqvk gSA ;g vf/klaHkkO; :i ls izdV gks jgk gS fd ?kVuk ds rhu ekg ckn dkYifud o feF;k vk/kkjksa ij vuqfpr :i ls izfrdj izkIr djus gsrq vkjksfir okgu dks fyIr fd;k x;k gSA Dyse ;kfpdk mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ln~Hkkfod ugha gS vkSj blh vuqlkj viuk vfHker nsrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ds ek/;e ls vkgr@vihykFkhZ dh ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh x;h gS vkSj ;g vfHker o fu"d"kZ rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS vkSj mlesa gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA ifj.kker% ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSa rFkk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; o vokMZ dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA LFkxu ,oa vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= ;fn yfEcr gksa rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSaA [2025:RJ-JP:34351] (8 of 8) [CMA-2028/2019] 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 Murari Lal Sharma /39 (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J