Partly allowed

Smt. Mamta W/O Late Shri Satveer v. Daljeet Singh S/O Buasingh

Rajasthan HC18 Sept 2025CMA/4362/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Appeal by claimants against motor accident compensation award of Rs. 5,61,400 for death of Satveer, killed when a truck hit his loaded truck from behind. The court recomputed loss of income using 30-day wage basis and enhanced conventional heads per Supreme Court precedent, allowing the appeal with additional Rs. 2,35,500 plus interest at 7% per annum.

What did the court decide?

Award enhanced by Rs. 2,35,500 with 7% annual interest from filing of claim till realization; remainder of tribunal award maintained.

Smt. Mamta W/O Late Shri Satveer Vs Daljeet Singh… — Motor Accident Claims | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:38733]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 4362/2019

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Smt. Mamta W/o Late Shri Satveer, Aged About 44 Years.

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Dhanpat S/o Late Shri Satveer, Aged About 18 Years.

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Vishal S/o Late Shri Satveer, Aged About 16 Years.

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Santosh W/o Budhram, Aged About 64 Years. Appellant No. 3 is minor through His natural guardian and mother Smt. Mamta W/o Satveer

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All R/o Datal, Thana Nangal Choudhary, District Mahendragarh, Haryana (Rajasthan).

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----Appellants/Claimants

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Versus

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Daljeet Singh S/o Buasingh, R/o Kot Majlees, Thana Kila, Lal Singh, District Gurdaspur (Punjab) (Driver).

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Mangeram S/o Jagaram, Aged About 53 Years, R/o Akeri, Madanpur, Thana Salawas, District Jhajjar, Haryana (Owner).

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Reliance General Insurance Company Limited, Through Regional Manager, Regional Office, 19, Reliance Centre, Valchand Hirachand Marg, Balard State, Mumbai-400038 Branch Makers Tower, Queens Road, Nityanand Marg, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur (Insurance Company).

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----Respondents/Non-Claimants

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ram Sharan Sharma, 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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18/09/2025

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fo}ku vf/kdj.k us erd dh vk; gkfu dh x.kuk djrs le; mls vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekudj mldh vk; 2]600@& :i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dj fof/kd Hkwy o =qfV dh gSA nq?kZVuk fnukad 29-07-2009 dks jkT; ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk ds vuqlkj vdq'ky Jfed dh U;wure etnwjh nj 100@& :i;s izfrfnu fu;r FkhA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n"VkUr Laxmidhar Nayak & Ors. Vs. Jugal Kishore Behera & Ors. 2018 (1) SCC 746 rFkk Laxmi Devi & Ors. Vs. Mohammad Tabbar & Anr. 2008 (12) SCC 165 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj 30 fnu ds ikfjJfed njksa ds vuqlkj izfrdj dh x.kuk gksuk vko';d gSA bl izdkj e`rd dh 100@& :i;s izfrfnu ds vk/kkj ij ekfld vk; 3]000@& :i;s vo/kkfjr gksrh gSA

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National Insurance Co. Vs Pranay Sethi & Ors., (2017) 16 SCC 680 ds vuqlkj mlds O;fDrxr [kpZ ds :i esa 1@4 Hkkx dh dVkSrh fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gSA mDr dVkSrh fd;s tkus ds i'pkr erd dh ekfld vk; 2]250@& :i;s 'ks"k jgrh gSA erd vk;q 37 o"kZ gksus ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 15 dk xq.kd iz;ksx esa fy;k x;k gS] tks lgh iz;ksx esa fy;k x;k gSA erd dh LFkk;h izdfr dh ukSdjh gks vkSj og fu;fer osru izkIr djrk gks] bls vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls lkfcr ugha fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa erd ds Lofu;ksftr gksus ds vk/kkj ij mls Hkfo"; esa vk; of) dk ykHk 40 izfr'kr dh nj ls fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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rn~uqlkj vk; gkfu dh x.kuk dh tkos rks ;g jkf'k 2250x12x15=4,05,000@& :i;s laxf.kr gksrh gS rFkk blesa 40 izfr'kr Hkfo"; esa vk; o`f) dk ykHk 1]62]000@& :i;s tksM+s tkus ij ;g jkf'k 5]67]000@& :i;s gksrh gS] tcfd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bl en esa 4]91]400@& :i;s fnyk;s gSaA vr% vk; gkfu ds en esa 75]600@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA

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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

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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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bl izdkj mDr fofu'p; ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 3110-2017 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA mlds i'pkr Sadhana Tomar & Ors. Vs. Ashok Kushwaha & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 3763/2025 fofu'p; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 24-01-2025 dks iz.k; lsBh ¼iwoksZDr½ ds fu.kZ; ds vuq:i fu.kZ; ikfjr dj nq?kZVuk ds i'pkr dalksfVZ;e dh gkfu] lEink dh gkfu o vafre laLdkj ds enksa esa izR;sd rhu o"kZ i'pkr 10 izfr'kr dh of) dh x;h gSA blh izdkj dk er ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Kavita Devi & Others Vs. Sunil Kumar & Another 2025 INSC 938 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; esa O;Dr fd;k gSA mDr fu.kZ; ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Nanu Ram @ Chuhru Ram & ors., 2018 (18) SCC 130 esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)akrksa ds vuq:i fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa dalksfVZ;e] izse&Lusg dks foLrr :i ls foosfpr djrs gq, eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e dks ykHknk;d o dY;k.kdkjh fof/k gksuk crkrs gq, mfpr izfrdj fu/kkZj.k ds laca/k esa er O;Dr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa bl izdj.k esa Hkh dalksfVZ;e dh gkfu] lEink dh gkfu o vafre laLdkj ds enksa esa iz.k; lsBh ¼iwoksZDr½ ds fu.kZ; fnukad 31-10-2017 ds vuq:i izR;sd rhu o"kZ esa 10 izfr'kr dh o`f) dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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18]150@& :i;s vFkkZr mDr enksa esa dqy 2]29]900@& :i;s izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa] tcfd vf/kdj.k us mDr enksa esa dsoy 70]000@& :i;s gh fnyk;s x;s gSaA vr% mDr enksa esa dqy 1]59]900@& :i;s c<+ksrjh ;ksX; gSaA

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mijksDr foospukuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj fo}ku U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk okn U;k;kf/kdj.k] 'kkgiqjk] ftyk t;iqj }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 323@2010 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 13-05-2019 dks mikUrfjr djrs gq, vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk tks izfrdj jkf'k vihykFkhZx.k dks fnyok;h x;h gS] mlds vfrfjDr vihykFkhZx.k 2]35]500@& :i;s izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gksaxs rFkk vihykFkhZx.k mDr c<+h gqbZ jkf'k ij fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k ;kfpdk izLrqr djus dh fnukad ls olwyh dh fnukad rd 07 izfr'kr okf"kZd lk/kkj.k C;kt nj ls C;kt Hkh izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gksaxsA vihyk/khu vkns'k dh 'ks"k 'krsaZ ;Fkkor jgsaxhA

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fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS] rks bl vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk ykSVk;k tkosA

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(CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J

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MANISH SAINI /66

Smt. Mamta W/O Late Shri Satveer v. Daljeet Singh S/O Buasingh

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Smt. Mamta W/O Late Shri Satveer v. Daljeet Singh S/O Buasingh

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