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Smt. Geeta W/O Late Shri Jal Singh, v. Girraj Kishore Pathak S/O Shri Bagaali Babu

Rajasthan HC6 Oct 2023CMA/1154/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed an appeal against a Motor Accident Commissions' award, rejecting the ₹40,000 limit per dependency head. Applying Supreme Court precedents, the Court applied a multiplication factor to all dependency heads (owner and daughter), remitting the total compensation to ₹43,99,286.

What did the court decide?

The case was remanded to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to award enhanced compensation of ₹43,99,286 calculated with the multiplication factor for all dependency heads.

Smt. Geeta W/O Late Shri Jal Singh, Vs… — Contract and Commercial Disputes | Rajasthan HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1154/2023

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Smt. Geeta W/o Late Shri Jal Singh, Aged About 48 Years, R/o Village Chak Meena, Post Kala, Tehsil Kumher Distt. Bharatpur (Raj.).

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Pankaj Kumar Meena S/o Late Shri Jal Singh, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Village Chak Meena, Post Kala, Tehsil Kumher Distt. Bharatpur (Raj.).

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Ajay Kumar Meena S/o Late Shri Jal Singh, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Village Chak Meena, Post Kala, Tehsil Kumher Distt. Bharatpur (Raj.).

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Kumari Pinki D/o Late Shri Jal Singh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village Chak Meena, Post Kala, Tehsil Kumher Distt. Bharatpur (Raj.).

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----Appellants

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Versus

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Girraj Kishore Pathak S/o Shri Bagaali Babu, Aged About 64 Years, R/o A-16, Officer Colony, Sirsi Road, Meena Kala, Thana Karni Vihar, Jaipur Distt, Jaipur. (Raj.) (Owner Wagonr Car No. Rj-14-Ck-5680).

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Digambar Singh S/o Shri Madan Singh, Aged About 49 Years, R/o Junsuri , Mathura, P.s. Highway, Distt. Mathura (U.p.) (Driver Wagon R Car No. Rj-14-Ck-5680).

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The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Service Through Branch Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Nai Mandi, Station Road, Bharatpur (Raj.) (Insurer Wagon R Car No. Rj-14-Ck-5680).

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Smt. Chiman Devi W/o Late Shri Batara Ram, Aged About 89 Years, R/o Village Chak Meena, Post Kala, Tehsil Kumher Dist. Bharatpur (Raj.).

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----Respondents

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Himmat Singh Bikarwar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Tripurari Sharma

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

Order

[CMA-1154/2023]

(2 of 5)

06/10/2023

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New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Somwati & Ors.

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(2020) 9 SCC 644

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[CMA-1154/2023]

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(3 of 5)

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Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanuram @ Chuhru Ram (2018) 18 SCC 130

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United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Satinder Kaur @ Satwinder (2020) Supreme Court (SC) 425

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vk; dh {kfr (Loss of Income)

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ikjEifjd en (Conventional heads)

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[CMA-1154/2023]

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(4 of 5)

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fo}ku vf/koDrk chek dEiuh }kjk U;kf;d fofu'p; Shri Ram General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Bhagat Singh Rawat & Ors. SLP(C) Nos. 1185-1186/2021 esa dsoy iRuh dks thoulkFkh dh laxfr] Lusg ,oa lkgp;Z dh {kfr dh {kfriwfrZ Lo:i 40]000@&:i;s dh jkf'k fnyk, tkus dk rdZ fn;k x;k gS] ijUrq ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us U;kf;d fofu'p; United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Satinder Kaur @ Satwinder (2020) Supreme Court (SC) 425 ¼tks rhu lnL;h; ihB }kjk ikfjr fd;k x;k gS½ esa izR;sd vkfJr dks laxfr] Lusg ,oa lkgp;Z dh oapuk dh {kfr dh {kfriwfrZ gsrq 40]000@&:i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;s tkus dk fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa chek dEiuh dks muds }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d fofu'p; ls dksbZ ykHk izkIr ugha gksrk gSA

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Ø-la-	en	{kfriwfrZ jkf'k
1-	vk; dh {kfr dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k	41,69,286/-
2-	ikjEifjd en esa dh xbZ o`f)	2,00,000/-
3-	vU; jkf'k ftls vihy esa pqukSrh ugha nh	30,000/-
	xbZ
4-	dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k	43,99,286/-

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(5 of 5) [CMA-1154/2023]

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(SHUBHA MEHTA),J

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VISHAL SHARMA /57

Smt. Geeta W/O Late Shri Jal Singh, v. Girraj Kishore Pathak S/O Shri Bagaali Babu

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