Appeal against an order of the Rajasthan High Court upholding proceedings against a privy council driver for property damage following an accident at Jaipur. The High Court held that the lower court order was correct and the appeal was dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 304/2004
R S R T C Jaipur
----Appellant
Versus
Smt Rukma And Ors
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anirudh Singh Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sandeep Mathur Mr. Raghunandan Sharma
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
19/10/2023
vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT; iFk ifjogu fuxe dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] Vksad ¼ftls vkxs vf/kdj.k ls lEcksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok la[;k& 1992@2001 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa vokMZ fnukad 23-1-2002 ] ftlds ek/;e ls izR;FkhZx.k&nkosnkj ds i{k esa ,oa vihykFkhZ&fuxe ds fo:)dqy {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 7]38]000@ &:i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k x;k] ls O;fFkr gksdj ,oa mDr fu.kZ; ,oa vokMZ dks vikLr fd, tkus ds lEcU/k esa izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
la{ksi esa izdj.k dh rF;kRed fLFkfr ds vuqlkj fnukad 30-11-1996 dks tc erd nsoyky xzke fodkl ,oa iapk;r jkT; ea=h dh ftIlh pyk jgk Fkk rks nwnw ls 9 fdyksehVj t;iqj ij lkeus ls vkrh fuxe dh cl la[;k vkj ts 14 ih 4017 dks mldk pkyd rst xfr] xQyr o ykijokgh ls pykdj yk;k vkSj mldh dkj ds VDdj ekj nh] ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i nsoyky dh eR;q gksus ij izR;FkhZx.k&nkosnkjksa dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k esa Dyse izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj fofHkUu enksa esa {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnyk, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA fuxe dh vksj ls tokc izLrqr fd;k x;kA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk i{kdkjksa ds vfHkopuksa ds vk/kkj ij fook|d fojfpr fd;s x;sA i{kdkjksa dh lk{; ys[kc) dh xbZA rRi'pkr fo}ku
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vf/kdj.k }kjk nksuksa i{kksa ds rdZ lqudj i=koyh ij miyC/k ekSf[kd ,oa nLrkosth lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vkyksP; fu.kZ; }kjk nkosnkjksa dks {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 7]38]000@& :i;s e; C;kt fnykbZ xbZ] ftls vikLr fd, tkus gsrq fuxe&vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk rdZ gS fd os dsoy ,d gh vk/kkj ij bl vihy esa vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; vkSj vokMZ dks pqukSrh ns jgs gS fd tks nq?kZVuk dkfjr gqbZ gS] mlesa fuxe ds pkyd dh dksbZ mis{kk ;k mrkoykiu ugha FkkA okLro esa ,d Vªd dh VDdj ftIlh ls gqbZ Fkh] ftlls vkbZ pksVksa ds dkj.k nsoyky dh e`R;q gqbZ FkhA mudk rdZ gS fd bl rF; dks izekf.kr djus ds fy, fuxe dh vksj ls ghjkyky lkyksfn;k dks ,u-,-MCY;w- 1 ds :i esa lk{; esa ijhf{kr djok;k x;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd tc fuxe ds cl pkyd dh mDr nq?kZVuk esa dksbZ xyrh gh izekf.kr ugha gqbZ rks fuxe dks {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha Bgjk;k tk ldrkA vr% vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj vf/kdj.k ds vkSykP; fu.kZ; ,oa vokMZ dks vikLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu djrs gSA
blds foijhr izR;FkhZ&nkosnkjksa ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa vihykFkhZ&fuxe dh ,slh dksbZ lk{; ugha gS] ftlls Vªd }kjk nq?kZVuk dkfjr fd, tkus dk rF; izekf.kr gksrk gksA mudk rdZ gS fd vf/kdj.k esa nkosnkjkas dh vksj ls j.kchj flag dks ,-MCY;w- 2 ds :i esa lk{; esa ijhf{kr djok;k x;k gS] ftlus vius dFkuksa esa Li"Vr% fuxe ds cl pkyd }kjk vius okgu dks mis{kk o mrkoysiu ls pykdj nq?kZVuk dkfjr gksuk vkSj blh ds ifj.kkeLo:i ftIlh ds pkyd dh e`R;q gksuk crk;k gSA mudk dFku gS fd ;g lk{kh nq?kZVuk ds le; Lo;a Hkh nq?kZVukxzLr ftIlh esa lokj FkkA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd bl ekeys esa vuqla/kku ds mijkar fuxe ds cl pkyd ds fo:) vkjksi i= izLrqr gqvk gS rFkk bu lHkh rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, ;g vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gS rFkk fujLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu djrs gSA
nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh xbZ ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA vihykFkhZ&fuxe ds fo}ku vf/koDrk us ewy :i ls fdlh vU; Vªd dk nq?kZVuk esa lafyIr gksuk crkrs gq, fuxe ds cl pkyd dh mis{kk ugha gksus dk rdZ izLrqr fd;k gSA mYys[kuh; gS fd fuxe }kjk vf/kdj.k esa tokc izLrqr fd;k x;k
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Fkk] fdUrq mlesa ,d Hkh 'kCn fdlh rhljs okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksus ds lEcU/k esa vafdr ugha fd;k x;k gSA ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd iqfyl us vuqla/kku ds i'pkr~ fuxe ds pkyd }kjk gh vius okgu dks mis{kkiw.kZ ,oa mrkoysiu ls pyk;s tkus ds dkj.k nq?kZVuk gksuk izekf.kr ekuk gS rFkk mlds fo:) vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ftlds lEcU/k esa vkijkf/kd izdj.k Hkh fopkjk/khu jgk gSA blds vykok uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ&4 Hkh izLrqr dj iznf'kZr djok;k x;k gS] ftlesa ?kVukLFky ij dksbZ Vªd gksus dk mYys[k ugha gSA vf/kdj.k ds le{k igyh ckj fuxe dh vksj ls ghjkyky lkyksfn;k dks ,u-,-MCY;w- 1 ds :i esa ijhf{kr djok;k x;k gS] ftlus Vªd ls nq?kZVuk gksuk vius dFku esa crk;k gS ijUrq bl lk{kh us u rks Vªd dk uEcj crk;k gS vkSj u gh igpku crkbZ gSA izfrijh{k.k esa bl lk{kh us ;g Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; og ekSds ij mifLFkr ugha FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa] bl lk{kh ds ;g dFku fd nq?kZVuk fdlh Vªd ls gqbZ Fkh] fo'oluh; ugha ekus tk ldrsA
;gka ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd fuxe ds pkyd vkSj ifjpkyd] tks fd izdj.k esa loZJs"B lk{kh gks ldrs Fks] dks lk{; esa ijhf{kr gh ugha djok;k x;k gSA mDr lk{khx.k dks lk{; esa ijhf{kr ugha djok;s tkus dk dksbZ dkj.k Hkh ugha crk;k x;k gSA nkosnkjksa dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{kh j.kchj flag ,-MCY;w- 2 us ;g Li"V dFku fd;k gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; og ftIlh esa cSBk Fkk] bl ftIlh dk pkyd nsoyky Fkk] tks viuh xkMh dks lgh lkbZM esa /kheh xfr ls lko/kkuhiwoZd pyk jgk Fkk] ml le; jksMost ds pkyd us viuh cl dks rsth o ykijokgh ls pykdj ftIlh ds VDdj ekjh] ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i ftIlh dk pkyd ekSds ij gh ej x;kA bl lk{kh ls foLr`r izfrijh{k.k Hkh fuxe dh vksj ls fd;k x;k gS fdUrq bl nkSjku mls ;g lq>ko rd ugha fn;k x;k fd fdlh rhljs okgu ds pkyd us vius okgu dks mis{kk ,oa mrkoysiu ls pykdj ftIlh ds VDdj ekjh gksA oSls Hkh ;g lk{kh vius izfrijh{k.k esa viuh eq[; ijh{kk ds dFkuksa ls fopfyr ugha gqvk gSA
bl izdkj tks lk{; i=koyh ij vkbZ gS] mlls ;g Li"Vr% izekf.kr gksrk gS fd fuxe ds pkyd }kjk viuh cl dks mis{kk vkSj mrkoysiu ls pykdj ftIlh ds VDdj ekjh xbZ Fkh] ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i nsoyky dh e`R;q gqbZ FkhA fuxe ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk ;g rdZ lkjghu gS fd nq?kZVuk fdlh vU; okgu }kjk dkfjr dh xbZ FkhA ,slh fLFkfr esa muds bl rdZ dks Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk ldrkA
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ifj.kkeLo:i fuxe dh vksj ls izLrqr dh xbZ ;g vihy lkjghu gksus ls fujLr dh tkrh gSA lkFk gh] LFkxu izkFkZuk i= ;k vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk i= tks yfEcr gks] Hkh fujLr fd, tkrs gSA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
JITENDRA SINGH PANWAR /35
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the impugned High Court order finding that the appellant's driver caused an accident resulting in property loss was erroneous.
R S R T C Jaipur
Smt Rukma And Ors
Shubha Mehta
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
