Partly allowed

Smt. Prem Kanwar and Ors. v. Chana Ram and Ors.

Rajasthan HC6 Apr 2022CMA/707/2018

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What is this about?

High Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by correcting the assessment of the deceased's income from minimum wage to actual earning capacity based on oral evidence.随后, the court recalculated future prospects to grant an additional sum and awarded interest.

What did the court decide?

The judgment is set aside partially. Additional compensation of Rs. 3,97,248 with interest is granted to the appellants.

Smt. Prem Kanwar and Ors. Vs Chana Ram and Ors. — Motor Accident Claims | Rajasthan HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 707/2018

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Smt. Prem Kanwar W/o Late Shri Udai Singh,

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Narayan Singh S/o Late Shri Udai Singh,

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Kumari Priyanka D/o Late Shri Udai Singh,

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Karni Singh S/o Late Shri Udai Singh,

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Smt. Bhanwar Kanwar W/o Shri Jethu Singh, 6. Jethu Singh S/o Shri Sang Singh, All By Caste Rajput, Resident Of Gram Badisid, Tehsil Phalodi, District Jodhpur. Appellant-Claimants No. 2 To 4 Are Minor Through Their Natural Guardian Mother Smt. Prem Kanwar W/o Late Shri Udai Singh.

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----Appellants

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Versus

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Chana Ram S/o Shri Mana Ram, By Caste Jat, Resident Of Bhadkha, District Barmer. Driver Tanker No. Gj12 Y 9587

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Asgar Ali Gulam Ali Khoja, Resident Of Plot No. A-333, Apna Nagar, Gandhidham, District Kuchh Gujarat 370201. Registered Owner Tanker No. Gj12 Y 9587

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United India Insurance Company Ltd., Through Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, Residency Road, Jodhpur, At Present 1St Floor, 74-A, Bhati N-Plaza, Main Pal Road, Jodhpur. - Insurer Tanker No. Gj12 Y 9587

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----Respondents

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For Appellant(s)	: Mr. S.K. Sankhla
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Vipul Singhvi

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS

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Judgment

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Pronounced on 06/04/2022

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(2 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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03vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 us vius tokc esa izkFkZuk&i= esa of.kZr vf/kdka'k rF;ksa dks tkudkjh ds vHkko esa vLohdkj fd;kA vizkFkhZ la[;k 03 chek dEiuh us Hkh vius tokc esa izkFkZuk&i= esa of.kZr vf/kdka'k rF;ksa dks tkudkjh ds vHkko esa vLohdkj fd;k ysfdu iz'uxr okgu dks chfer gksuk Lohdkj fd;kA

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(3 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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02- vk;k vizkFkhZx.k ds }kjk tokc esa mYysf[kr vk/kkjksa ds cy

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ij os {kfriwfrZ ds fy, nkf;Rok/khu ugha gS \

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03- vk;k izkFkhZx.k@izkFkhZ Dyse izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa] vxj gka] rks fdruk o fdlls \

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04- vuqrks"k \

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05fook|dksa dh iqf"V esa izkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls 02 lk{khx.k ijhf{kr gq, o 09 nLrkost iznf'kZr gq,A vizkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls [kaMu esa dksbZ lk{; is'k ugha gqbZA rRi'pkr~ vf/kdj.k us i{kdkjku~ dh cgl lqudj mi;qZDrkuqlkj vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;kA

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06gLrxr vihy esa fook|d la[;k 01 o 02 ds fofu'p; dks dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nh xbZ gSA dsoy ek= fook|d la[;k 03 esa izfrdj jkf'k fu/kkZj.k ds fcUnq dks pqukSrh nh xbZ gSA

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07eSaus ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k ,oa ;ksX; vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vizkFkhZ la[;k 03 chek dEiuh dh cgl lquh] vfHkys[k o vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dk voyksdu fd;kA

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08;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k us ;g rdZ fn;k fd vf/kdj.k us vk{ksfir fu.kZ; esa nq?kZVuk ds le; erd dh ekfld vk; dq'ky Jfed dh U;wure etnwjh 155@&#i;s izfrfnu ds fglkc ls 26 fnu dh 4030@&#i;s fu/kkZfjr dh gS] tks mfpr ,oa fof/k lEer ugha gSA nq?kZVuk ds le; erd ds ikl Transport Vehicle pykus dk oS/k vuqKk&i= FkkA erd dh ekfld vk; 9]000@&#i;s Fkh ysfdu vf/kdj.k us xyr :i ls erd dh ekfld vk; 4030@&#i;s ekuh gSA erd dh vk; ds laca/k esa tks lk{; izLrqr dh xbZ gS mldk vizkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls dksbZ [kaMu ugha fd;k x;k gSA blfy, {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa of) fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA mUgksaus vius bu rdksZa dh iqf"V esa fuEufyf[kr uthjsa is'k dh] ftudk eSaus voyksdu fd;k %&

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2001 WLC (SC) CIVIL 116, Smt. Kaushnuma Begum and Ors. Versus The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.

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(4 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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Civil Appeal No. 6152 of 2021, Chandra @ Chanda @ Chandraram & Anr. Versus Mukesh Kumar Yadav & Ors., Supreme Court of India, Decided on 01.10.2021.

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2014 ACJ 2875, Kala Devi and Others Versus Bhagwan Das Chauhan and others.

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10eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk fook|d la[;k 01 o 02 dk fofu'p; izkFkhZx.k ds i{k esa vkSj vizkFkhZx.k ds fo:) fd;k gSA fdlh i{k us fook|d la[;k 01 o 02 ds fofu'p; dks dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nh gSA vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k }kjk dsoy ek= fook|d la[;k 03] tks fd izfrdj dh ek=k ls lacaf/kr gS] dks gh pqukSrh nh xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us erd dh ekfld vk; 4]030@&#i;s fu/kkZfjr dh gS vkSj bl jkf'k ij Hkfo";orhZ ykHk ds :i esa 40 izfr'kr jkf'k 1]612@&#i;s tks+M+dj erd dh ekfld vk; 5]642@&#i;s fu/kkZfjr dh gSA

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11vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k dk ;g dFku gS fd erd ds ikl Transport Vehicle pykus dk ykblsal Fkk vkSj og HkS: flag ds ;gka okgu pkyd dk dk;Z djds 9]000@&#i;s izfrekg osru izkIr djrk FkkA vf/kdj.k us vk{ksfir fu.kZ; esa ;g vafdr fd;k gS fd erd ds osru@vk; ds laca/k esa dksbZ izys[kh; lk{; izLrqr ugha dh xbZ gS] vk;&O;; dk dksbZ C;kSjk izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k gSA izn'kZ&9 Mªkbfoax ykblsal ls e`rd dk pkyd gksuk izekf.kr gS] blfy, o"kZ 2011 esa dq'ky Jfed dh U;wure etnwjh 4]030@&#i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA

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(5 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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12vc fopkj.kh; fcUnq ;g mRiUu gksrk gS fd D;k okgu pkyd dh 4]030@&#i;s ekfld vk; i;kZIr gS vFkok ugha \ vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr mi;qZDr U;kf;d uthj Kala Devi and Others Versus Bhagwan Das Chauhan and others esa nq?kZVuk fnukad 15-12-2003 dh gS] ftlesa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us pkyd dh vkSlr ekfld vk; 9]000@&#i;s ekuh gSA

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13vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k us erd dk ekfld osru 9]000@&#i;s Dyse fd;k gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us erd dk ekfld osru 9]000@&#i;s dsoy blfy, ugha ekuk fd 9]000@&#i;s ekfld osru dh iqf"V esa dksbZ izys[kh; lk{; i z Lrqr ugha dh xbZ gSA ysfdu vf/kdj.k dk ;g er mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA bl laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr mi;qZDr m)`r uthj Chandra @ Chanda @ Chandraram & Anr. Versus Mukesh Kumar Yadav & Ors. esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd %&

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"The Tribunal has fixed the monthly income of the deceased by adopting minimum wage notified for the skilled labour in the year 2016. In absence of salary certificate the minimum wage notification can be a yardstick but at the same time cannot be an absolute one to fix the income of the deceased. In absence of documentary evidence on record some amount of guesswork is required to be done. But at the same time the guesswork for assessing the income of the deceased should not be totally detached from reality. Merely because claimants were unable to produce documentary evidence to show the monthly income of Shivpal, same does not justify adoption of lowest tier of minimum wage while computing the income."

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mDr uthj esa erd pkyd ds ikl Hkkjh okgu pykus dk ykblsal Fkk vkSj erd dh vk; 8]000@&#i;s izfrekg ekuh xbZ gSA

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14izkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls erd dh vk; ds laca/k esa tks ekSf[kd lk{; izLrqr dh xbZ gS] mldk dksbZ [k.Mu vfHkys[k ij miyC/k ugha gSA bl laca/k esa vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr mi;qZDr m)r uthj Smt. Kaushnuma

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(6 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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Begum and Ors. Versus The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd %&

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"E: Compensation—Quantum—Oral evidence upon income—Where the oral evidence about income of deceased/injured is not contradicted it has to be accepted as such."

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15gLrxr izdj.k esa erd ds ikl Transport Vehicle pykus dk ykblsal gksuk nf"Vxr gksrk gSA Dyse ;kfpdk esa erd dh ekfld vk; 9]000@&#i;s gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA vf/kdj.k us nq?kZVuk ds le; dq'ky Jfed dh U;wure vk; ds vk/kkj ij erd dh ekfld vk; 4]030@&#i;s ekuh gS] tks mi;qZDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i i;kZIr ,oa mfpr izrhr ugha gksrh gSA izdj.k ds rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa] rRle; dh egaxkbZ] okf.kT; okgu pykus ds rF; vkfn dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, erd dh ekfld vk; 4]030@&#i;s ds LFkku ij 6]000@&#i;s izfrekg ekuuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA vr% e`rd dh ekfld vk; 4]030@&#i;s ds LFkku ij 6]000@&#i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh tkrh gSA

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16bl izdkj mi;qZDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i nq?kZVuk ds le; erd dh vk;q vkfn dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, vihykFkhZx.k&izkFkhZx.k dks nh tkus okyh o`f)r izfrdj jkf'k dh ek=k fu/kkZfjr djus ds fy, fuEukuqlkj x.kuk djuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gS %&

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Sr. No.	Particulars	Amount
A.	Loss of Dependency
	i) Income Assessed by this Court	Rs. 6,000/-per month
	ii) Future Prospects (40%)	Rs. 2,400/-per month
	Total	Rs. 8,400/-per month
	(-) 1/4^th deduction (personal consumption)	Rs. 2,100/- per month
	(8400-2100) Total =	Rs. 6,300/-per month
	i) Multiplied by 12 Yearly Income)	Rs. 6,300 X 12 = 75,600/-
	ii) Multiplier (16)	Rs. 75,600 x 16 = 12,09,600/-
B.	Convention Heads
	i)Loss of consortium	Rs. 40,000/-

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(7 of 7)

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[CMA-707/2018]

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ii)Loss of estate Rs. 15,000/-
iii)Funeral Expenses Rs. 15,000/-
Total Compensation Rs. 12,79,600/-
C. Alreadyawarded amount(-) Rs. 8,82,352/-
D. Total Enhanced Amount Rs. 3,97,248/-
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tks/kiqj }kjk eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok la[;k 294@2012 Jherh izse daoj o vU; cuke
pSukjke o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 28-11-2017 dks la'kksf/kr djrs gq, izfrdj
jkf'k12,79,600 – 8,82,352 = 3,97,248/-vFkkZr~ izfrdj jkf'k esa
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ds vf/kdkjh gksaxsA o`f)r izfrdj jkf'k e; C;kt dk psd izR;FkhZ&vizkFkhZ la[;k
03 chek dEiuh vf/kdj.k esa nks ekg dh vof/k ds Hkhrj tek djok,A

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18o`f)r izfrdj jkf'k e; C;kt dk psd vf/kdj.k esa tek gksus ij vf/kdj.k jkf'k dk forj.k vkuqikfrd rkSj ij fu.kZ; fnukad 28-11-2017 ds vuqlkj izkFkhZx.k dks djsaA

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19bl fu.kZ; dh ,d izfr lfgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k 'kh?kz

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izsf"kr gksA

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(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J

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67-Rajendra/-

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;g vkns'[email protected]; Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn

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348(i) ds rgr Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk jkti= la[;k 1] fnuakd 2 tuojh 1999 ,oa jktLFkku jkti= fnukafdr 10-3-1971 ds rgr fgUnh Hkk"kk ds iz;ksx dk s izkf/kd`r fd, tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i fgUnh Hkk"kk esa fy[kk;k x;kA

Smt. Prem Kanwar and Ors. v. Chana Ram and Ors.

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