Through Their Officer Incarge v. Renu, W/o Late Ajeet Singh S/o Ramsingh. R/o

Judgment

1. Renu, W/o Late Ajeet Singh S/o Ramsingh. R/o Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No. 16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijlighar Bharatpur.

2. Kumari Mansi, D/o Ajeet Singh, Minor Through Their Natural Guardian And Mother Renu, R/o Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No. 16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijlighar Bharatpur.

3. Vishwajeet Singh, S/o Ajeet Singh. Minor Through Their Natural Guardian And Mother Renu, R/o Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No. 16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijlighar Bharatpur.

4. Khairaj Ram S/o Sona Ram, R/o Kashmir Police Station Shiv, Distt. Barmer Driver Of Bus ----Respondents Connected With S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1124/2017

1. Renu W/o Late Ajeet Singh S/o Ram Singh Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No.16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijli Ghar, Bharatpur

2. Kumari Mansi D/o Ajeet Singh Being Minor [2025:RJ-JP:9778] (2 of 6) [CMA-350/2017] Through Their Natural Guardian And Mother Renu, Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No.16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijli Ghar, Bharatpur

3. Vishwajeet Singh S/o Ajeet Singh Being Minor Through Their Natural Guardian And Mother R, Old Chhawani, Dholpur, Presently R/o House No.16, Thakura Ka Mohalla, Opposite Old Bijli Ghar, Bharatpur ----Appellants Versus

1. Khairaj Ram S/o Sona Ram Kashmir, Police Station Shiv, Distt. Barmer Driver Of Bus

2. Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Barmer Owner Of Bus No. Rj-04- Pa-1764

3. Director, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur ----Respondents For Appellant(s)

: Mr. Surendar Meel, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Arjun Sharma, Adv. Mr. Atul Maheshwari, Adv. for Mr. Prateek Sharma, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 05/03/2025 fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] Hkjriqj }kjk ,e-,-lh izdj.k la[;k 244@2016 ¼477@11½ esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 03-12-2016] ftlds ek/;e ls nkosnkjksa ds i{k esa dqy 30]55]000@&:i;s dk vokMZ ikfjr fd;k] ls O;fFkr [2025:RJ-JP:9778] (3 of 6) [CMA-350/2017] gksdj nkosnkj o chek daiuh nksuksa }kjk ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA pwafd nksuksa vihysa ,d gh fu.kZ; ls laacaf/kr gksus ds dkj.k ,d gh vkns'k ds ek/;e ls fuLrkfjr dh tk jgh gSA vihykFkhZ chek daiuh dh eq[; :i ls ;g vkifRr gS fd vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd dh bl nq?kZVuk esa dksbZ ykijokgh ugha jgh gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS] ftldk fojks/k fo}ku vf/koDrk nkosnkj@ vihykFkhZx.k }kjk fd;k x;kA lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd nkosnkjksa dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k us /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr ;kfpdk izLrqr dj vfHkdfFkr fd;k fd fnukad 24-06-2011 dks e`rd vthr flag viuh ekSlh ¼,MCY;w&2½ uhyw ds lkFk vihykFkhZ jktLFkku jkT; iFk ifjogu fuxe ¼ftls vkxs ^^fuxe** dgk tkosxk½ dh cl uacj vkjts 04 ih, 1764 esa cSBdj xUrO; LFkku ds fy, ;k=k dj jgs FkkA bl laca/k esa p'enhn xokg ds :i esa ,MCY;w&2 uhyw ijhf{kr gqbZ gS] tks ;g tkfgj djrh gS fd cl esa vf/kd lokfj;ka gksus ds dkj.k e`rd xsV ds ikl [kM+k Fkk] rc jsyos QkVd ØkWl djrs le; cl pkyd us cl dks rst xfr o ykijokgh ls pykbZ ftlds dkj.k cl mNy xbZ] QkVd [kqy x;k rFkk e`rd vthr flag uhps fxj x;k vkSj ifj.kkeLo:i mldh e`R;q gks xbZA ;kfpdk ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ckn fopkj.k mijksDrkuqlkj fu.kZ; o vokMZ ikfjr fd;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj nkosnkj o chek daiuh nksuksa dh vksj ls ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA [2025:RJ-JP:9778] (4 of 6) [CMA-350/2017] mijksDr lk{kh ds dFkuksa dk [k.Mu ugha gqvk gSA vkjksfir cl ds pkyd ds fo:) bl ?kVuk esa ykijokgh ekurs gq, iqfyl }kjk vuqla/kku ds mijkar vkjksi i= Hkh izLrqr fd;k gSA mijksDr lk{;ksa dks ns[krs gq, bl nq?kZVuk esa vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk izekf.kr gS] vr% vihykFkhZ chek daiuh dk rdZ Lohdkj ;ksX; ugha gSA vihykFkhZ@nkosnkjksa dh vksj ls izfrdj jkf'k dks vi;kZIr gksuk crkrs gq, ;Fkksfpr :i ls c<+k;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k] tcfd fo}ku vf/koDrk chek daiuh dk fuosnu gS fd fnykbZ xbZ jkf'k i;kZIr gS vFkok vR;f/kd gS] bl fcanq ij nkosnkjksa dh vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA orZeku ekeys esa e`rd dh iRuh dh ekSf[kd lk{; o nLrkosth lk{; izn'kZ&24 e`rd ds vafre osru izek.k i= ds vuqlkj Li"V gS fd e`rd jkT; ljdkj ds d`f"k foHkkx esa fyfid ds in ij dk;Zjr Fkk vkSj mldk vafre osru 16]761@&:i;s izfrekg FkkA vfHkdFkuksa esa e`rd dh ekfld vk; 15]000@&:i;s crkbZ xbZ Fkh] vr% mlds vk/kkj ij vf/kdj.k }kjk izn'kZ&24 osru izek.k i= esa of.kZr vk; dks vLohdkj fd;k gSA Dyse ;kfpdk ds ekeyksa esa vfHkdFku vkfn ds fl)kar dBksjrk ls ykxw ugha gksrs gSaA ;Fkksfpr izfrdj fnyk;s tkus dk ewy fl)kar gSA izn'kZ&24 osru izek.k i= l{ke foHkkx dh vksj ls tkjh fd;k x;k gS] ftl ij dksbZ vfo'okl dk dkj.k ugha gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa izn'kZ&24 osru izek.k i= ds vuqlkj e`rd dh ekfld vk; 16]761@&:i;s gksuk ekuk tkrk gSA osru izek.k [2025:RJ-JP:9778] (5 of 6) [CMA-350/2017] i= ds vuqlkj 2]000@&:i;s izfrekg izko/kk;h fuf/k esa dVkSrh gks jgh Fkh] tks /kkjk ,-Vh-lh- vk;dj vf/kfu;e ds rgr NwV ;ksX; gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa o"kZ 2011&12 esa e`rd dh tks vk; izdV gqbZ gS og dj ;ksX; ugha gSA vr% e`rd dk ekfld osru 16]761@&:i;s ekuk tkuk mfpr gSA e`rd ij rhu vkfJr Fks] vr% O;fDrxr [kpsZ ds :i esa 1@3 dVkSrh vf/kdj.k }kjk dh xbZ gS tks fd mfpr gSA vk; laoxZ ds vuqlkj 16 dk xq.kd yxkrs gq, 50 izfr'kr Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr gSA rn~uqlkj izfrdj jkf'k dh x.kuk dh tkos rks ;g jkf'k 32]18]112@&:i;s gksrh gS] tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa 28]80]000@&:i;s fnyk;s gSa] vr% bl en esa 3]38]112@&:i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA tgka rd ijEijkxr 'kh"kZd dk iz'u gS] fo}ku vf/kdj.k us nkosnkjksa dks e`rd ds izse&Lusg vkfn ls oafpr gksus ds en esa dqy 1]50]000@&:i;s fnyk;s gSa tcfd ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Magma General Insurance Co. 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(2018) 18 SCC 130 esa ikfjr fl)kar ds vuqlkj izR;sd nkosnkj tks fd e`rd dh iRuh o nks larkusa gSa 40]000@&:i;s vFkkZr dqy 1]20]000@&:i;s dalksVhZ;e ds uqdlkuh ds :i esa izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gS] vr% bl en esa 30]000@&:i;s ?kVk;s tkus ;ksX; gSA lEink dh gkfu o vafre laLdkj ds en esa i`Fkd&i`Fkd 15]000&15]000@&:i;s vFkkZr dqy 30]000@&:i;s dh jkf'k izfrdj ds :i esa nkosnkj izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gaS] tcfd [2025:RJ-JP:9778] (6 of 6) [CMA-350/2017] fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa dqy 25]000@&:i;s fnyk;s gSa] vr% bl en esa 5]000@&:i;s vfrfjDr :i ls izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA rn~uqlkj 3]38]112@&:i;s o 5]000@&:i;s tksM+s tkus rFkk 30]000@&:i;s ?kVk;s tkus ij dqy c<+us okyh izfrdj jkf'k 3]13]112@&:i;s laxf.kr gksrh gS] tks vokMZ jkf'k ds vfrfjDr vihykFkhZx.k@nkosnkj izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA mijksDr foospukuqlkj jktLFkku jkT; iFk ifjogu fuxe }kjk izLrqr ,dyihB flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k 350@2017 [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk nkosnkjksa dh vksj ls izLrqr ,dyihB flfoy fofo/k vihy la[;k 1124@2017 vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd vihyk/khu vokMZ ds ek/;e ls nkosnkjksa dks tks izfrdj jkf'k fnykbZ xbZ gS] mlds vfrfjDr 3]13]112@&:i;s nkosnkjku izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa rFkk c<+h gqbZ jkf'k ij 07 izfr'kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt dh nj ls ewy ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls olwyh rd vihykFkhZx.k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa] vk{ksfir fu.kZ; o vokMZ dh 'ks"k 'krsZa ;Fkkor jgsaxhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS] rks vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA LFkxu ,oa vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= ;fn yfEcr gksa] rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSaA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J DINESH KUMAWAT /61-62