CMA/2566/2025 of MOOLCHAND S/O KISHORILAL Vs SANJAY S/O JALESINGH on 6 July 2026

Judgment

06/07/2026

vihykFkhZ }kjk ;g vihy /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e&1988 ds rgr U;k;ky; eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] vyoj ¼ftls vkxs ^fo}ku vf/kdj.k* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&562@2021] ewypUn cuke lat; o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-03-2025 ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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vihykFkhZ }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k] eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk esa Lo;a ds vkgr gks tkus ds QyLo:i dqy 42]40]000@& #i;s Dyse izkIr djus gsrq Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h FkhA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk mDr Dyse ;kfpdk esa ;kph dks dqy 2]47]509@& #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ jkf'k e; C;kt 06 izfr'kr lkykuk dh nj ls fnyokbZ x;h gSA mDr fu.kZ; ls O;fFkr gksdj gLrxr vihy] vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa c<+ksrjh fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA

nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; 6]552@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr dh tkdj =qfV dkfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ QuhZpj dk dk;Z dj 20 gtkj #i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djrk FkkA nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds nk,a iSj esa lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftuds lkewfgd izHkko ls mlds 'kjhj ij dqy 22-80 izfr'kr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk dh deh ds en esa dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gS rFkk vU; enksa esa Hkh vR;ar 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

blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek dEiuh dh vksj ls mijksDr rdkZsa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds fu.kZ; dh iqf"V fd;s tkus rFkk vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls lafLFkr dh x;h vihy dks [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA

nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA

ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr gqbZ pksVksa ds QyLo:i mlds 'kjhj ij dqy 22-80 izfr'kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk vkuk ik;k x;k gS] tSlk fd LFkk;h 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 lanHkZ esa

[2026:RJ-JP:25470] (3 of 8) [CMA-2566/2025] 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 450, esa fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k gS tks fuEu izdkj ls gS %& “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." "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:" "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.”

i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ekeys dh ?kVuk fnukad 28-06-2021 dh crkbZ x;h gS rFkk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dks QuhZpj dk dk;Z dj 20 gtkj #i;s izfrekg dh vk; vftZr djuk vo'; crk;k x;k gSA fdarq vihykFkhZ }kjk viuh vk; dk dksbZ Bksl izek.k fo}ku vf/kdj.k ds le{k izLrqr ugha fd;k gSA bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ ds dk;Z dh izd`fr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, o"kZ 2020 esa izpfyr U;wure etnwjh nj ds vk/kkj ij mls vdq'ky Jfed gksuk ekurs gq, mldh ekfld vk; dh x.kuk 26 fnol dh etnwjh ds vk/kkj ij djrs gq,

(4 of 8) [CMA-2566/2025] 252 x 26 = 6]552@& #i;s izfrekg fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS] tcfd ?kVuk fnukad 28-06-2021 dh gS rFkk ?kVuk ds Ms<+ ekg i'pkr~ gh jktLFkku jkT; esa U;wure etnwjh dh njksa esa o`f) dh xbZ gSA vr% ;g U;k;ky; ?kVuk dh frfFk 28-06-2021 ds Ms<+ ekg i'pkr~ o`f) dh xbZ U;wure etnwjh nj dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh nSfud vk; 259@& #i;s] rn~uqlkj ekfld vk; 259 x 30 = 7]770@& #i;s fu/kkZfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rh gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 63 o"kZ fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa us'kuy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke iz.k; lsBh o vU; fjiksVsZM bu ¼2017½ 16 ,l-lh-lh- 680 esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj dsoyek= 60 o"kZ dh vk;q rd ds O;fDr;ksa dh fu/kkZfjr vk; ij gh Hkfo"; o`f) ykxw fd;s tkus dk fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gSA vr% bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa vihykFkhZ dh 63 dh vk;q dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh vk; esa dksbZ Hkfo"; o`f) fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA bl izdkj vihykFkhZ dh dqy ekfld vk; 7]770@& #i;s gh {kfriwfrZ ds fu/kkZj.k dk vk/kkj jgsxhA

gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds nk,a iSj esa lk/kkj.k o xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftuds lkewfgd izHkko ls vihykFkhZ ds 'kjhj esa dqy 22-80 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 fdUrq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ;g ekurs gq, fd LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&14 fdlh fpfdRlh; lk{; ls lkfcr ugha djk;k x;k gS rFkk ekuuh; mPPre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"Vkar Raj Kumar Vs. Ajay Kumar & Ors., 2011 ACJ 1 (SC) esa ikfjr er ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZ dks dkfjr 22-80 izfr’kr LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk dks lEiw.kZ 'kjhj ds ifjizs{; esa 12 izfr'kr gh vkadk x;k gSA

bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d n`"VkUr Prakash Chand Sharma Vs. Rambabu Saini & Anr. reported in

[2026:RJ-JP:25470] (5 of 8) [CMA-2566/2025] 2025 SCC Online SC 276, ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS %& ”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 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 claimant-appellant is not in dispute.”

tgka rd vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= dks tkjh djus okys fpfdRld dks lk{; esa ijhf{kr ugha djok;s tkus dk iz'u gS rks bl laca/k esa bl U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Ms. Aarti vs. Kailash Singh & Ors. reported in 2015 (2) R.A.R. 675 (Raj.) esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS fd %& "12. Prima Facie this Court is of the view that the Learned Tribunal has erred by not admitting Exhibit 12, the physical impairment certificate of the claimant as valid evidence on the ground that the same was not proved by the concerned doctor. As per Section 77 of the Evidence Act, a document or certificate issued by a public servant in the discharge of his official duty is admissible without any formal proof, otherwise also, while deciding a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, the strict rules of evidence do not apply."

gLrxr ekeys esa LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= izn'kZ&14 ds voyksdu ls tkfgj gS fd mDr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= jktdh; ftyk fpfdRlky;] nkSlk ds esfMdy cksMZ }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k gS] tks fd fpfdRld ds lk{; esa mifLFkr ugha gksus ek= ls vekU; ugha ekuk tk

[2026:RJ-JP:25470] (6 of 8) [CMA-2566/2025] ldrk rFkk fpfdRld ds lk{; esa mifLFkr ugha gksus ls mDr LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= ij dksbZ foijhr izHkko ugha iMrk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= ds laca/k esa fudkyk x;k fu"d"kZ ;qfDr;qDr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA

vr% izdk'k pUn 'kekZ ¼mijksDr½ o vkjrh ¼mijksDr½ ds ekeys esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr ds vuqlkj gLrxr ekeys esa vihykFkhZ dh LFkkbZ fu;ksZX;rk 22-80 izfr'kr gksus ds vk/kkj ij ge] vihykFkhZ dh vk; dh {kfr Hkh 22-80 izfr’kr gksuk ikrs gSaA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dh ekfld vk; 7]770@& #i;s dk 22-80 izfr’kr 1]772@& #i;s gksrk gS tks vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh ekfld {kfr gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dh {kfriwfrZ dh x.kuk gsrq xq.kd dk iz;ksx ugha dj =qfV dkfjr dh xbZ gSA oDr ?kVuk vihykFkhZ dh vk;q 61 ls 65 o"kZ ds e/; gksuk tkfgj gS] ftldk [k.Mu ugha gks ldk 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, 7 dk xq.kd yxk;k tkuk visf{kr gSA rn~uqlkj vihykFkhZ dks Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh dqy {kfr 1]772 x 12 x 7 = 1]48]848@& #i;s gksrh gS tks vihykFkhZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA

fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 4]500@& #i;s rFkk esfMdy fcyksa dh en esa 1]42]322@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ xbZ gS] ftlesa ge dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA

fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k] ikSf"Vd vkgkj o ifjogu dh en esa la;qDr :i ls 11]687@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyokbZ xbZ gS] tks de izrhr gksrh gS rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk esa deh dh en dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA vr% ge vihykFkhZ dks 'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh

[2026:RJ-JP:25470] (7 of 8) [CMA-2566/2025] lq[k&lqfo/kk esa deh dh en esa la;qDr :i ls 90]000@& #i;s rFkk ikSf"Vd vkgkj o ifjogu dh en esa la;qDr :i ls 20]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA

LFkk;h fu;ksZX;rk izek.k i= esa fnukad 30-06-2021 dks vihykFkhZ dk ,d vkWijs'ku gksuk vafdr gSA vr% ,d vkWijs'ku gksus gsrq 'kY; fpfdRlk dh en esa ge vihykFkhZ dks 10]000@& #i;s dh jkf'k i`Fkd ls fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA

fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk bZyktjr vof/k ds nkSjku gqbZ vk; dh gkfu dh en esa vihykFkhZ dks dksbZ jkf'k ugha fnyokbZ xbZ gSA gLrxr ekeys dh nq?kZVuk esa vihykFkhZ ds iSj esa vfLFkHkax dh xaHkhj pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftlds QyLo:i mldk ,d vkWijs'ku Hkh gqvk gS] ftl dkj.k vihykFkhZ djhc 3 ekg rd dk;Z djus esa vleFkZ jgk gksxkA ,slh fLFkfr esa ge 3 ekg dh vk; dh gkfu ds en esa 7]770 x 3 = 23]310@& #i;s dh jkf'k vihykFkhZ dks fnyok;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSaA

mDrkuqlkj vihykFkhZ@DysesaV fuEu izdkj ls {kfriwfrZ jkf'k izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gSa %& Øe la- 'kh"kZ@en bl fu.kZ; ds rgr fu/kkZfjr dh x;h jkf’k

Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh vk; dh {kfr ds en esa 1]48]848@& #i;s vLirky esa HkrhZ jgus dh en esa 4]500@& :i;s esfMdy fcyksa dh en esa 1]42]322@& #i;s

'kkjhfjd o ekufld ihM+k rFkk Hkfo"; esa gksus okyh lq[k&lqfo/kk esa deh ds en esa 90]000@& #i;s ikSf"Vd vkgkj rFkk ;krk;kr o ifjogu dh en esa 20]000@& :i;s

'kY; fpfdRlk dh en esa 10]000@& #i;s

3 ekg vk; dh gkfu dh en esa 23]310@& #i;s bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 4]38]980@& #i;s fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk fnyokbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k 2]47]509@& #i;s c<+ksrjh i'pkr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k esa varj 1]91]471@& #i;s

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rnuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf’kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr iapkV] ftlds }kjk vihykFkhZ@DysesaV dks 2]47]509@& :i;s fnyok;s tkus dk fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ds LFkku ij 4]38]980@& :i;s dk iapkV ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA mDr jkf'k ij fu;ekuqlkj vk;dj dVkSrh dh tk,xhA 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 dk vf/kdkjh ik;k tkrk gSaA

bl vkns'k }kjk c<+kbZ xbZ {kfriwfrZ jkf'k ij ;kfpdk nk;j djus dh frfFk ls vihykFkhZ 8 izfr'kr okf"kZd C;kt izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA

rnuqlkj ;g vihy fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA

lHkh yfEcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J 35/KESHAV VERMA