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Smt. Santok Devi Wife of Late Shri Rajulal v. Omprakash Choudhary S/O Shri Nanuram Choudhary

Rajasthan HC17 Sept 2025CMA/2993/2023

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What is this about?

The Appellate Forum allowed the appeal filed by the claimants, enhancing the compensation awarded by the Forum for heads such as loss of estate, loss of consortium, and funeral expenses. The total additional compensation of Rs. 1,53,100/- was granted along with enhanced compensatory interest.

What did the court decide?

Additional compensation of Rs. 1,53,100/- awarded along with enhanced compensatory interest from the date of claim application to the date of realization at 7% per annum.

Smt. Santok Devi Wife of Late Shri Rajulal Vs… — Motor Accident Claims | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:38114]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2993/2023

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Smt. Santok Devi W/o Late Shri Rajulal, Aged 35 Years, R/o Gram Hathona, Tehsil And District Tonk, Raj.

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Laxmi D/o Late Shri Rajulal, Aged 18 Years, R/o Gram Hathona, Tehsil And District Tonk, Raj.

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Bhagchand S/o Late Shri Rajulal, Aged 16 Years, Minor Through Sarparsti Mother Santok Devi W/o Late Shri Rajulal, R/o Gram Hathona, Tehsil And District Tonk, Raj.

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Manish S/o Rajulal, Aged 13 Years, Minor Through Sarparsti Mother Santok Devi W/o Late Shri Rajulal, R/o Gram Hathona, Tehsil And District Tonk, Raj.

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----Appellants/Claimants

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Versus

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Omprakash Choudhary S/o Shri Nanuram Choudhary, R/o Gram And Post Kanwarpura, Tehsil Amer, District Jaipur.

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Ashok Kumar S/o Shri Mannaram, Aged 50 Years, R/o Bawriya Ki Dhani, Maheshwas, Phulera, District Jaipur Rajasthan.

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Go Digit General Insurance Company Ltd., Office Atlantis, 95, 4 B Crossroad, Marmangla Industrial Layout, 5 Block, Bengluru, Karnatak (Insurance Company Boring Machine No. RJ-14-EA-1571) Policy No. D0035851C Insurance Period 31.01.2019 To 30.01.2020

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----Respondents/Non-Claimants

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Bhanu Prakash Verma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order

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17/09/2025

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tgka rd ijEijkxr 'kh"kZd esa izfrdj jkf'k dk iz'u gS] National Insurance Co. Vs Pranay Sethi & Ors.; 2017 (16) SCC 680 fofu'p; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd%&

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"54. ........................ It seems to us that reasonable figures on conventional heads, namely, loss of estate, loss of consortium and funeral expenses should be Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 40,000/- and Rs. 15,000/- respectively. The principle of revisiting the said heads is an acceptable principle. But the revisit should not be fact-centric or quantum-centric. We think that it would be condign that the amount that we have quantified should be enhanced on percentage basis in every three years and the enhancement should be at the rate of 10% in a span of three years. We are 41 disposed to hold so because that will bring in consistency in respect of those heads."

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mDr fofu'p; ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 31-10-2017 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA mlds i'pkr Sadhana Tomar & Ors. Vs. Ashok

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(CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J

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MANISH SAINI /93

Smt. Santok Devi Wife of Late Shri Rajulal v. Omprakash Choudhary S/O Shri Nanuram Choudhary

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