Madhopur Raj v. Ram Prasad Saini S/o

Judgment

1. Ram Prasad Saini S/o Shri Durga Lal Saini, R/o Jawaipura, Tehsil Uniyara, District Tonk Raj Owner And Driver Of Vehicle No. Rj 26/ra 9237

2. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited, Through Its Branch Manager, Kota Raj. Insurance Company Of Vehicle No. Rj 26/ra 9237 ----Respondents For Appellant(s)

: Mr. Girish Khandelwal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 12/08/2025 vihykFkhZ@vkgr dh vksj ls ;g vihy U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] lokbZ ek/kksiqj ¼jkt-½ }kjk ,e-,-lh- Vh- izdj.k la[;k 574@2015 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-09- 2017 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls vkgr@vihykFkhZ dh Dyse ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e [kkfjt dh x;hA [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (2 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ rFkk fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&chek dEiuh dh cgl lquh x;hA izR;FkhZ dze&1 okgu Lokeh@pkyd uksfVl rkehy ds ckotwn mifLFkr ugha gqvk gSA lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd vihykFkhZ 'kadj yky }kjk fopkj.k vf/kdj.k esa Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dj vfHkdfFkr fd;k fd fnukad 29-03-2015 dks og vius lkFkh cnjh ds lkFk eksVjlkbZfdy ij xarO; LFky ij tk jgk Fkk rks 'kke ds 3-45 cts ikxMh eksM+ ds ikl igaqps rks ,d VªsDVj eSlh la[;k vkj- ts-26&vkj-,-&9237 ds pkyd us rstxfr] xQyr o ykijokgh ls xyr fn'kk esa vkdj vihykFkhZ dks VDdj ekjh ftlls og xaHkhj :i ls ?kk;y gks x;k rFkk mlds lkFkh cnjh dks Hkh pksVsa vk;haA vkjksfir okgu izR;FkhZ&chek dEiuh ds ;gka chfer gksuk crkrs gq, okgu Lokeh@pkyd rFkk chek dEiuh ls la;qDr o i`Fkd&i`Fkd :i ls nkokd`r izfrdj jkf'k fnyk;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA foi{kh la[;k&1 tks fd okgu Lokeh@pkyd gS] }kjk vkjksfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksus dks vLohdkj djrs gq, vfHkdfFkr fd;k gS fd Lo;a izkFkhZ 'kadj yky viuh eksVjlkbZfdy dks ykijokgh ls pyk jgk Fkk vkSj xM~<s esa fxj x;k ftlds dkj.k mlds pksVsa vk;ha gSaA izR;FkhZ la[;k&2 chek dEiuh dh vksj ls tcko izLrqr dj lEiw.kZ nkos dks vLohdkj djrs gq, vfHkdfFkr fd;k fd ?kVuk dh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fof/kd lykg ds mijkUr 24 fnu ds i'pkr feF;k vk/kkjksa ij ntZ djokdj vkjksfir okgu dks feF;k :i ls vkfyIr fd;k x;k gS] vkjksfir okgu [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (3 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] ls dksbZ nq?kZVuk ugha gksuk] ysfdu ;g okgu izR;FkhZ&chek dEiuh ds ;gka chfer gksuk Lohdkj fd;k vkSj vUr esa Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA i{kdkjksa ds vfHkopuksa ds vk/kkj ij fopkj.k vf/kdj.k }kjk dqy 4 fook|d fojfpr fd;s tks fuEukuqlkj gSa& ^^1- vk;k fnukad 29-03-2015 dks vizkFkhZ la[;k&1 jkeizlkn }kjk eksVj VªsDVj la[;k vkj-ts- 26@vkj-,- 9237 dks rst xfr o ykijokgh iwoZd pykrs gq, lka; 3-45 cts djhc ikxMh eksM ds ikl eksVj lkbZfdy ij tk jgs izkFkhZ 'kadj yky ds VDdj ekj dj pksVsa dkfjr dh xbZ \ -------izkFkhZ 2- vk;k vizkFkhZ }kjk izLrqr tokc esa mYysf[kr vk/kkjksa ds dkj.k vizkFkhZ {kfriwfrZ ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha gS \ ------vizkFkhZ 3- vk;k izkFkhZ] vizkFkhZ ls izfrdj dh jkf'k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gS \ ;fn gkWa rks fdruh o ------izkFkhZ fdlls \ 4- vuqrks"k \^^ mijksDr fook|dksa ds leFkZu esa nksuksa i{kkas dh vksj ls nLrkost rFkk ekSf[kd lk{; izLrqr dh x;h vkSj mlds mijkUr fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fook|d la[;k&1 dks vihykFkhZ ds fo:) fu.khZr djrs gq, ;g vfHker fn;k fd vkjksfir okgu ls ;g nq?kZVuk gksuk izekf.kr ugha gSA fook|d la[;k&2 o 3 ij fook|d la[;k&1 ds fu.kZ; ds mijkUr dksbZ foospu ugha fd;k x;k gSA [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (4 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk fuosnu gS fd vkgr dks ?kVuk ds rqjUr i'pkr mfu;kjk vLirky ys tk;k x;k rFkk ogka ls gkyr xaHkhj gksus ls ,l-,e-,l- vLirky t;iqj jsQj fd;k x;k] tgka izn'kZ&24 fMLpktZ fVfdV ds vuqlkj fnukad 29-03-2015 ls 13-04-2015 rd HkrhZ jgk rFkk mlds LokLF; esa lq/kkj gksus ds mijkUr mlds rFkk mlds lkFkh cnjh }kjk fcuk fdlh vuqfpr foyEc ds fnukad 21-04-2015 dks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djok nh x;hA ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k fd vihykFkhZ ¼,-MCyw&1½ us viuh ekSf[kd lk{; esa vkjskfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksuk rFkk vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd dh ykijokgh ds rF; dks izekf.kr fd;k gSA fpfdRlh; nLrkostksa ls Hkh Dyse ;kfpdk dh iqf"V gksrh gS] ysfdu mlds ckotwn fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk rF;ksa o fof/k ds foijhr tkdj fook|d la[;k&1 dks vihykFkhZ ds fo:) fu.khZr fd;k gSA bl izdkj ;g fu"d"kZ vikLr gksus rFkk vihy Lohdkj gksus ;ksX; gSA blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh us vihyk/khu fu.kZ; dks rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gksuk crkrs gq, vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA orZeku ekeys esa nq?kZVuk fnukad 29-03-2015 dh gS rFkk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ vihykFkhZ 'kadj yky rFkk mlds lkFkh cnjh }kjk fnukad 21-04-2015 vFkkZr 24 fnu ds foyEc ls ntZ djk;h x;h gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa foyEc izR;sd ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ?kkrd ugha gSA vkgr us vius l'kiFk dFkuksa esa tkfgj fd;k gS fd bl nq?kZVuk esa mlds ikao esa xaHkhj pksV [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (5 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] vk;h Fkh] mls vLirky esa 15 fnu HkrhZ jguk iM+k] fQj xkao esa vius HkkbZ ds ek/;e ls fjiksVZ ntZ djk;ha] izn'kZ&24 ,l-,e-,l- vLirky dk fMLpktZ fVfdV gS ftlds vuqlkj vkgr nq?kZVuk dh fnukad 29-03-2015 ls 13-04-2015 rd ,l-,e-,l- vLirky esa HkrhZ jgk rFkk fnukad 05-04-2015 dks mldk vkWijs'ku Hkh gqvk gSA vkgr xzke eÅ] Fkkuk&lwjoky ftyk&lokbZek/kksiqj dk fuoklh gS rFkk nq?kZVuk ds i'pkr og t;iqj esa HkrhZ jgk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkus esa tks foyEc gqvk gS] og LokHkkfod izrhr gksrk gSA izn'kZ&24 fMLpktZ fVfdV esa vkj-Vh-,-@,e-,y-lh- vafdr gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa Li"V gS fd vLirky esa HkrhZ gksus ds fnu vFkkZr ?kVuk ds fnu gh okgu nq?kZVuk dk rF; vihykFkhZ }kjk izdV dj fn;k x;k Fkk] vr% mldh ln~Hkkfodrk bl ekeys esa izrhr gksrh gSA vkgr ¼,-MCyw&1½ ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS] ftlus vius l'kiFk dFkuksa esa tkfgj fd;k gS fd fnukad 29-03-2015 dks og ikxMh eksM ij vius lkFkh cnjh ds lkFk eksVjlkbZfdy ij tk jgk Fkk] rc VªsDVj vkj-ts-26&vkj-,-&9237 dks mldk pkyd rstxfr o ykijokgh ls pykdj lkeus ls VDdj ekjh ftlls mldk ikao VwV x;k vkSj ukd] da/ks vkfn ij pksVsa vk;haA cnjh ds Hkh ekewyh pksVsa vk;ha] mls 108 ,Ecqysal okgu ds ek/;e ls ljdkjh vLirky mfu;kjk ys x;s] ijUrq ckn esa mls t;iqj ys tk;k x;kA xokg us ;g Hkh tkfgj fd;k gS fd og 17&18 fnu vLirky esa HkrhZ jgk vkSj mlds ckn HkkbZ dh lgk;rk ls [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (6 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkus esa ntZ djk;h gSA bl xokg ls foLr`r izfrijh{kk dh x;h gS] ijUrq og v[kafMr jgk gSA vihykFkhZ dh lk{; ds [k.Mu esa izR;FkhZ i{k dh vksj ls dksbZ ekSf[kd lk{; izLrqr ugha dh x;h gS] vuqla/kku ds nkSjku /kkjk 133 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr fn;s x;s uksfVl ds tcko esa izR;FkhZ dze&1 dk pkyd gksuk] okgu Lokeh us lwfpr fd;k gSA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku tCr'kqnk vkjksfir VªsDVj dk eSdsfudy eqvk;uk fd;k x;k rks cEij ij cka;h rjQ jxM+ ds fu'kku ik;s x;s ftlls ;g ladsr feyrk gS fd ;g okgu nq?kZVukxzLr gqvk gSA iqfyl us ckn vuqla/kku izR;FkhZ dze&1 okgu Lokeh@pkyd ds fo:) vkjksi i= Hkh izLrqr fd;k gS ftlls Hkh vihykFkhZ ds nkos dk leFkZu gksrk gSA mijksDr lk{; o lkexzh ds vk/kkj ij vf/klaHkkO; :i ls vihykFkhZ ;g izekf.kr dj ikus esa lQy jgk gS fd vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd vFkkZr izR;FkhZ dze&1 dh ykijokgh ls ;g nq?kZVuk dkfjr gqbZ gS vkSj mlesa vkgr xaHkhj :i ls ?kk;y gqvk gSA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa fook|d la[;k&1 ds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fn;k x;k fu"d"kZ rF; o lk{; ds vuq:i ugha gS] bl izdkj fook|d la[;k&1 ds laca/k esa fopkj.k vf/kdj.k dk fu"d"kZ vikLr fd;k tkuk rFkk mDr fook|d izR;FkhZ&okgu Lokeh@pkyd rFkk chek dEiuh ds fo:) fu.khZr fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA fook|d la[;k&2 o 3 izfrdj dh ek=k rFkk vnk;xh ds laca/k esa gS] ftlds laca/k esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk dksbZ fu"d"kZ [2025:RJ-JP:31214] (7 of 7) [CMA-753/2018] ugha fn;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa bl fcUnq ij ekeyk fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA mijksDr foospukuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ds ek/;e ls fook|d la[;k&1 ds laca/k esa fopkj.k vf/kdj.k dk fn;k x;k fu"d"kZ vikLr djrs gq, ;g fook|d vihykFkhZ ds i{k esa rFkk izR;FkhZ&okgu Lokeh@pkyd rFkk chek dEiuh ds fo:) fu.khZr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk fook|d la[;k&2 o 3 ds laca/k esa ekeyk fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks izfrizsf"kr dj vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd izfrdj ds fcUnq ij nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj fof/k&lEer vkns'k ikfjr djsaA blh vuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA Mittal /1 (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J