Smt. Jasoda Devi W/O Kajod Urf Kajodmal v. Arjun Lal Bairwa S/O Gyarsilal
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Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3051/2024; decided 05/12/2025; Justice Ashutosh Kumar. Enhancement of MACT Tonk Claim Case 154/2020 award (decided 21-03-2024) for fatal motorcycle accident of 11-02-2020 (Regn. RJ 14 SB 9704); claimants: widow and two minor sons; opponents: deceased driver, owner, Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. Skilled-worker income Rs. 252/day (Rs. 7,560/month) against Tribunal's Rs. 6,750; 40% future prospects (Pranay Sethi, (2017) 16 SCC 680); one-third deduction; multiplier 16 for age 31 (Sarla Verma, (2009) 6 SCC 121); loss of dependency Rs. 13,54,752; consortium Rs. 48,000 each, total Rs. 1,44,000 (Satinder Kaur, (2021) 11 SCC 780; Megma General v. Nanu Ram, (2018) 18 SCC 130); funeral expenses and loss of estate Rs. 18,000 each; medical bills Rs. 4,184 unchanged. Total decree Rs. 15,38,936 replacing Tribunal's Rs. 12,90,584; difference Rs. 2,48,352; 8% annual interest from date of filing. Appeal under S.173 Motor Vehicles Act 1988; recorded as partially accepted; closing lines mark appeal and allied applications dismissed (fuLrkfjr).