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Mamta Devi and Ors. v. Prakash Meena and Ors.

Rajasthan HC23 Feb 2018CMA/5917/2016

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This bench allowed a civil miscellaneous appeal by survivors seeking enhancement of compensation against insurers. Applying the Radhakrishnan Committee principles (National Insurance case), the court adjusted sum conventional heads and awarded future prospects for young age of deceased.

What did the court decide?

Interim compensation increased to Rs. 8,76,846 comprising future prospects, conventional heads, and loss of consortium.

Mamta Devi and Ors. Vs Prakash Meena and… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Rajasthan HC (2018)

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1 S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 5917/2016 Smt. Mamta Devi & Ors. Vs. Prakash Meena & Ors.

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S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 5917/2016

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Smt. Mamta Devi & Ors.

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Vs.

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Prakash Meena & Ors.

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cgl lquh xbZA ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk dFku jgk fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk erd dh ekfld vk; 4050@& :i;s ekudj] 16 dk xq.kd mi;ksx esa ysrs gq, ,oa erd ij gksusokys [kpZ ds :i esa 1@4 dh dVkSrh djus ds i'pkr vk; dh {kfr dh en esa 5]83]104@& :i;s {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnykbZ xbZ gS] ftldks os dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nsrs gSaA

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mudk ;g Hkh dFku jgk fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us Hkfo";orhZ vk; ( future prospects ) dh en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnykbZ gSA vr% bl en esa Hkh 40 izfr'kr jkf' k fnykbZ tk,A vius rdksZ ds leFkZu esa vihykFkhZ ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk U;k; n`"VkUr AIR 2009 SC 3104 (Sarla Verma Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation), AIR 2012 SC 2085 (Santosh Devi Vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd.), 2015 ACJ 598 (Neeta and others Vs. Divisional Manager, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) o Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 25590/2014 National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi &

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Ors.esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k c<+k, tkus ,oa izkFkZuk&i= izLrqfr ls C;kt fnyk, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA

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;ksX; vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dk dzksl vksCtsD'ku ds :i esa rdZ jgk fd U;k; n"VkUr **National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors.** esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj ;fn Dyses.V dks Hkfo";orhZ vk; dh en eas jkf'k fnykbZ tkrh gS rks mlh U;k; n"VkUr dh jks'kuh esa ikjEifjd enksa ( Conventional heads ) ds rgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk fnyk;s x;s nkg laLdkj dh en esa 25]000@& :i;s ds LFkku ij 15]000@& :i;s ,oa e`rd dh iRuh dks lgthou {kfr dh en esa fnyk;s x;s ,d yk[k :i;s ds LFkku ij 40]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k dh tk, rFkk v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk Dyses.V dks Lusg oapuk (Love and Affection) dh en esa fnykbZ xbZ jkf'k 15]000@& :i;s dks dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ls de fd;k tk,A

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4 S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 5917/2016 Smt. Mamta Devi & Ors. Vs. Prakash Meena & Ors.

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Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors. dh jks'kuh esa fofHkUu enksa esa {kfriwfrZ jkf'k c<+kus o ?kVkus gsrq tks rdZ izLrqr fd;s x;s gSa] mu rdksZa dh jks'kuh esa vihy dks Dyse vkosnu dh fujUrjrk@foLrkj esa ekurs gq, ?kVuk ?kfVr gksus ds le; dks en~nsutj j[krs gq, mDr U;k; n`"VkUr esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa dh jks'kuh esa Dyse vkosnu esa pkgs x;s vuqrks"k ds vuq:i jkf'k dk fu/kkZj.k fuEu izdkj fd;k tkrk gSA

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Hkfo";orhZ vk; (Future prospects)

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tgkWa rd bl en dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dk iz'u gS] v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vk; dh {kfr dh en esa 5]83]104@& :i;s dh jkf'k fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gS] ftldks cgl ds nkSjku fookfnr ugha fd;k x;k gSA vr% vk; dh {kfr esa fu/kkZfjr mDr jkf'k dks ;Fkkor j[kk tkrk gSA pwafd vk; dh {kfr dh en esa 5]83]104@& :i;s dh jkf'k fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors. dh jks'kuh esa e`rd dh vk;q 32 o"kZ gksus ,oa mldh vk; vfuf'pr gksus ds rF; dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, vk; dh {kfr dh pkyhl izfr'kr jkf'k Future prospects ds en esa ns; gksxh] tks x.kuk djus ij 2]33]242@& :i;s gksrh gSA

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erd dh eR;q ds ifj.kkeLo:i ikjEifjd enksa ( Conventional heads) esa izfrdj %

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pwafd U;k; n`"VkUr National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors. esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa dh jks'kuh esa Dyses.V dks Hkfo";orhZ vk; dh en esa jkf'k fnykbZ xbZ gSA ,slh

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fLFkfr esa mDr U;k; n"VkUr esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa dks lEiw.kZ :i ls bl ekeys esa ykxw fd;k tkuk mfpr gSA vr% mDr U;k; n"VkUr dh jks'kuh esa ikjEifjd enksa ( Conventional heads ) ds rgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk nkg laLdkj dh en esa fnyk;s x;s 25]000@& :i;s ds LFkku 15]000@& :i;s ,oa erd dh iRuh dks lgthou {kfr dh en esa fnyk;s x;s 1]00]000@& :i;s ds LFkku ij 40]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj bu enksa esa izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa nl izfr'kr dh of) fd;k tkuk Hkh mfpr gSA orZeku ekeys esa ?kVuk fnukad 31-03-2012 dh gS] ftldks ikap o"kZ iw.kZ gks pqds gSaA vr% nkg laLdkj dh en esa 16]500@& :i;s ,oa lgthou dh {kfr dh en esa 44]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fu/kkZfjr dh tkrh gSA

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tgkWa rd erd ds vkfJrksa dks erd ds Lusg oapuk (Love and Affection) esa fnykbZ xbZ jkf'k dks {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ls de fd;s tkus ds dze esa ;ksX; vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh ds rdZ dk iz'u gS] bl dze esa bl U;k;ky; ds fouez er esa ikjEifjd en ( Conventional heads ) dh ifjHkk"kk ;|fi U;k; n"VkUr **Rajesh Vs. Rajbir** ds ekeys esa foosfpr gS rFkk blesa izse o Lusg dh en dks ikjEifjd en dh Js.kh esa vafdr fd;k x;k gS] fdUrq U;k; n"VkUr National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors. esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us bl en dks ikjEifjd enksa ( Conventional heads ) esa ugha ekuk x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk bl en esa fnykbZ xbZ jkf'k ,d yk[k :i;s dks ikjEifjd enksa ( Conventional heads ) esa ugha ekuk tkdj bl en esa fdlh izdkj dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k Dyses.V dks fnyk;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA

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vr% v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk Dyses.V dks fnykbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa mijksDrkuqlkj o`f)@deh djrs gq, fuEukuqlkj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k Dyses.V izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa %

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Ø-la-	en	{kfriwfrZ jkf'k
1-	vk; dh {kfr esa	5]83]104@&
2-	future prospectsdh en esa	2]33]242@&
3-	Love and Affection	NIL
4-	nkg laLdkj O;;	16]500@&
5	lgthou dh {kfr ¼Loss Consortium)	of 44]000@&
	dqy jkf'k	8]76]846@&

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v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vihykFkhZ&Dyses.V dks vokMZ jkf'k 7]23]104@& :i;s fnykbZ xbZ gS] ftlesa mijksDrkuqlkj 1]53]742@& :i;s dh c<+ksRrjh djrs gq, dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 8]76]846@& :i;s dh tkrh gSA ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls C;kt ds dze esa izLrqr mDr U;k; n`"VkUr National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors. and Rajesh Vs. Rajbir, esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa dh jks'kuh esa c<+h gqbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij C;kt nj] C;kt izkIr djus dh frfFk rFkk {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ds vkuqifrd forj.k ds dze esa leLr 'krZsa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds vkns'kkuqlkj izHkkoh jgsaxhA

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rnuqlkj vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkdj v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; esa {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ds dze esa mijksDrkuqlkj la'kks/ku fd;k tkrk gSA

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¼egsUnz ekgs'ojh½ U;k;kf/kifr

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Fkkokuh@&

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