Partly allowed

Jagdish Meena S/O Surajmal v. Mahendra Kumar Prajapat S/O Rajendra Kumar

Rajasthan HC12 May 2026CMA/1946/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Injury claimant appealed against inadequate motor accident compensation awarded for 34% permanent disability. The High Court enhanced monthly income, adopted full body disability as certified, recomputed future loss with multiplier 17, added amounts for non-pecuniary heads, and substituted an enhanced award.

What did the court decide?

Award enhanced from Rs.2,76,000/- to Rs.7,48,189/- with 8% annual interest; previously received amount to be adjusted.

Jagdish Meena S/O Surajmal Vs Mahendra Kumar… — Motor Accident Claims | Rajasthan HC (2026)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1946/2019

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Jagdish Meena S/o Surajmal, Age 34 Year, R/o Village Jarkhoda, Tehsil & Distt. Bundi (Raj)

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----Claimant/Appellant

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Versus

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Mahendra Kumar Prajapat S/o Rajendra Kumar, R/o Village Khohari, Tehsil Shahpura, Distt. Jaipur. (Driver)

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Kabul Chand S/o Manna Lal, R/o Village Bawa Ki Dhani, Karana, Tehsil Bansur, Distt. Alwar. At Present Reside at Village Surajpur, Tehsil Virat Nagar, Distt. Jaipur. (Owner)

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Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. Through Its Regional Manager, At Regional office, At Mekar Tower, Vaishali Nagar, Nityanand Nagar, Jaipur.

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----Non-Claimants/Respondents

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sunil Jain, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chanderdeep Singh Jodha, Adv. (For Insurance Company)

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR

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Judgment

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12/05/2026

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2- vihykFkhZ }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] Lo;a ds eksVj nq?kZVuk esa vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 70]00]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa vihykFkhZ dks dqy 2]76]000@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf’k e; C;kt 7-5

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3- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk rdZ jgk fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks oDr ?kVuk vdq'ky Jfed ekurs gq, mldh ekfld vk; 5]000@& :Ik;s fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ Ldwy lapkyu] VªkaliksVZ O;olk;] lksyj ,uthZ midj.k O;olk;] d`f"k o nw/k mRiknu dk dk;Z djds 50]000@& :i;s ekfld vk; vftZr djrk FkkA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr 34 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 12 izfr'kr vkadh tkdj Hkh =qfV dkfjr dh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa Hkh leqfpr jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ gS rFkk vU; enksa esa Hkh vR;f/kd de jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gS] ftuesa c<+ksrjh dh tkosA vr% vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA

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4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dh vksj ls vihykFkhZ ds mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k gS fd (2011) 1 SCC 343, Raj kumar Vs Ajay Kumar & Ors. ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kar ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr 34 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 12 izfr'kr lgh ekuh gSA vr% fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr fd;s x;s fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA

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5- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- gLrxr ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr gqbZ pksVksa ds QyLOk:i mlds 'kjhj ij dqy 34 izfr'kr dh LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&14 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gSA eksVj nq?kZVuk esa vkgr O;fDr;ksa dks {kfriwfrZ fnyok;s tkus ds

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lanHkZ esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius U;kf;d n`"Vkar Anant Son of Sidheswar Dukre Vs. Pratap son of Zhampannappa Lamzane & Anr. reported in (2018) 9 Supreme Court Cases

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450, esa fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k gS tks fuEu izdkj ls gS %&

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“12. In case of motor accidents leading to injuries and disablements, it is a well settled principle that a person must not only be compensated for his physical injury, but also for the non-pecuniary losses which he has suffered due to the injury. The claimant is entitled to be compensated for his inability to lead a full life, and enjoy those things and amenities which he would have enjoyed, but for the injuries."

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"13. The purpose of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is to fully and adequately restore the aggrieved to the position prior to the accident. This Court in Yadava Kumar v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. explained “just compensation” in the following words:"

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"15. It goes without saying that in matters of determination of compensation both the tribunal and the court are statutorily charged with a responsibility of fixing a “just compensation”. It is obviously true that determination of a just compensation cannot be equated to a bonanza. At the same time the concept of “just compensation” obviously suggests application of fair and equitable principles and a reasonable approach on the part of the tribunals and courts. This reasonableness on the part of the tribunal and court must be on a large peripheral field.”

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7- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 08-07-2014 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ }kjk Lo;a dks 30 o"khZ; vk;q dk gksuk crkrs gq, Ldwy lapkyu] VªkaliksVZ O;olk;] lksyj ,uthZ midj.k O;olk;] d`f"k o nw/k mRiknu dk dk;Z djds 50]000@& :i;s ekfld vk; vftZr djuk crk;k x;k gSA fdUrq viuh vk; ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k dksbZ Bksl

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lk{; izLrqr ugha dh x;h gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, mldh vk; 5]000@& #i;s ekfld fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ftls la'kksf/kr fd;k tkuk ge mfpr le>rs gSA ?kVuk fnukad 08-07-2014 dh gksuk tkfgj gSA oDr ?kVuk vdq'ky Jfed dh nSfud vk; 189@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 5]670@& #i;s gksrh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh c<+ksrjh 40 izfr'kr dh xbZ gS] tks mfpr gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy bZa';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; % fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh vk;q dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, mijksDr fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; 5]670@& #i;s ij 40 izfr'kr vFkkZr 2]268@& :Ik;s dh Hkfo";&of) fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA mDr 40 izfr'kr jkf'k dks vihykFkhZ dh fu/kkZfjr ekfld vk; esa tksM+s tkus ds mijkar vihykFkhZ dh dqy ekfld vk; 7]938@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA

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8- gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds nka;s iSj ij vfLFkHkax gksuk rFkk cka;s o nka;s nksuksa gkFkksa ij xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gksuk tkfgj gSA ftuds lkewfgd izHkko ls vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dqy 34 izfr’kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k&i= izn'kZ&14 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr pksVksa ds vk/kkj ij mldh LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk jktdqekj cuke vt; dqekj ¼mijksDr½ esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa dh jks'kuh esa lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 12 izfr’kr vkadh xbZ gSA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"VkUr 2025

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SCC Online SC 276, Prakash Chand Sharma Vs. Rambabu Saini & Anr. esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS%&

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”9. The Tribunal questioned the competence of the Medical Board to assess the permanent disability of the claimant-appellant, terming the certificate of the Medical Board as not completely reliable. If the Tribunal had reason to doubt the medical certificate, the option

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available before it was to have the disability re-assessed but it could not have gone into the details of the determination of disability. Since that course of action has not been adopted, the opinion of the Medical Board, being an opinion of the experts is to be treated as such. That apart, the comatose state of the claimantappellant is not in dispute.”

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9- vr% Prakash Chand Sharma (supra) ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj gLrxr ekeys esa ge vihykFkhZ ds LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&14 esa vafdr 34 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 34 izfr'kr vkadk tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA rnuqlkj vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; 7]938@& #i;s dk 34 izfr’kr 2]699@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh ekfld {kfr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 30 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ljyk oekZ o vU; cuke nsgyh VªkaliksVZ dkWiksZjs'ku o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2009½ 6 ,l-lh-lh- 121 rFkk iz.k; lsBh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeyksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh {kfriwfrZ dh x.kuk gsrq vihykFkhZ dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, 17 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkh vius fu.kZ; esa 17 ds xq.kd dk iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS] tks mfpr gSA rnuqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh dqy {kfr 2]699 x 12 x 17 = 5]50]596@& #i;s gksrh gS] tks vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA

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10fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks 13 fnuksa rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 6]500@& :i;s rFkk rFkk mipkj esa O;; gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 79]083@& :i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ x;h gSA mDr enksa eas fnyokbZ x;h jkf'k esa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA

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11fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ x;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k

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dh en esa 35]000@& :i;s rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa 35]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 12pwafd vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dkfjr lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVksa ds dkj.k 34 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk ekurs gq, {kfriwfrZ jkf'k fnykbZ xbZ gSA vr% vihykFkhZ mDr pksVksa ds fy, i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf'k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA

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13fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks ifjogu] ikSf"Vd vkgkj ,oa lEifRr dh {kfr ds en esa ,deq'r 5]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;h x;h gSA mDr enksa esa ge vihykFkhZ dks iFkd&iFkd jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSA

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14fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks vLirky vkus&tkus gsrq ifjogu ,oa ;krk;kr ij O;; gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa iFkd ls dksbZ jkf’k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge] vihykFkhZ dks ifjogu ,oa ;krk;kr ij [kpZ gqbZ jkf'k ds en esa 10]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA 15fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks ikSf"Vd vkgkj ds en esa iFkd ls dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA bl laca/k esa ;g LoHkkfod gS fd vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr pksVksa ds QyLo:i mls fo'ks"k vkgkj dh vko';drk jgh gksxhA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa 15]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA

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16fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks byktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ vk; dh {kfr ds en 3]000@& :i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;h x;h gS] tks de izrhr gksrh gS rFkk ftlesa c<ksrjh fd;k tkuk ge mfpr le>rs gSA gLrxr ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds dkfjr gqbZ pksVksa ds QyLo:i vihykFkhZ djhc 3 ekg rd dk;Z djus esa vleFkZ jgk gksxkA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge 3 ekg dh vk; dh {kfr ds en esa 5,670x3=17,010@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA

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17mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZ@DysesaV fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSa %&

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Øe la-	'kh"kZ@en	bl fu.kZ; ds rgr fu/kkZfjr dh x;h jkf’k
1-	Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh {kfr ds en esa	5]50]596@& #i;s
2-	13 fnuksa rd vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa	6]500@& :i;s
3-	mipkj esa O;; dh xbZ jkf'k ds en esa	79]083@& :i;s
4-	'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k dh en esa	35]000@& :i;s
5-	Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa	35]000@& :Ik;s
6-	ifjogu,oa ;krk;kr dh en esa	10]000@& :i;s
7-	ikSf"Vd vkgkj dh en esa	15]000@& :i;s
8-	byktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ 3 ekg dh vk; dh gkfu ds en esa	17]010@& :i;s
9-	bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k	7]48]189@& #i;s
10-	fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k	2]76]000@& #i;s
11-	c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj	4]72]189@& #i;s

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18rnuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZ@DysesaV dks 2]76]000@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 7]48]189@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tkosxhA vihykFkhZ }kjk iwoZ esa izkIr dh x;h jkf’k dks iapkV jkf’k esa ls lek;ksftr fd;k tkdj 'ks"k jkf’k vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh ik;h tkrh gSaA

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