Rajasthan High Court
Mahaveer And Others vs Raj Kumar And Others on 15 March, 2024
Author: Narendra Singh Dhaddha
Bench: Narendra Singh Dhaddha
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1738/2015
1. Mahaveer S/o Ram Gopal, aged about 47 years,
2. Sumitra W/o Mahaveer, aged about 43 years,
3.Ghanshyam S/o Mahaveer, aged about 22 years,
4. Chetna D/o Mahaveer, aged about 18 years,
All R/o Rajvaas, P.S. Gendoli, Distt. Bundi (Raj.)
----Appellant
Versus
1. Raj Kumar @ Raju S/o Shivsingh Rajpoot, R/o Morvan, Teh.
Javad, P.S. Javad, Distt. Neemach, Madhya Pradesh.
2. Mehmood S/o Ahmad, R/o Guljarbagh, Talab Ki Pal, Ward
No.21, P.S. Kotwali, Teh. And Distt. Tonk
3. Iffco Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd., Branch office 3 rd Floor,
A-13-37 Hanuman Nagar, Khatipura Tiraha, Sirsi Road, Jaipur
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Deepak Khandelwal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajdeep Rathore, Adv. for Mr. C. S. Jodha, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARENDRA SINGH DHADDHA Judgment DATE OF JUDGMENT 15/03/2024 The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the claimants-appellants (for short 'the claimants') dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 06.02.2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tonk (for short 'the Tribunal') in Claim Case No.167/2014, whereby the Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.6,03,400/- as compensation along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing the claim petition as compensation in favour of the claimants.
(Downloaded on 21/03/2024 at 08:45:32 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:12888] (2 of 4) [CMA-1738/2015] Learned counsel for the claimants submits that the deceased was educated and was having BED degree but the Tribunal erred in assessing the income of the deceased as Rs.4,000/- per month. Learned counsel for the claimants also submits that income of the deceased be calculated as prevailing at that time for a skilled labour i.e. Rs.186/- per day. Learned counsel for the claimants also submits that the Tribunal has erred in awarding 30% amount towards future prospects. As per the age of the deceased i.e. between 26 to 30 years, claimants are entitled to get 40% amount towards future prospects. Learned counsel for the claimants also submits that the Tribunal had awarded only Rs.50,000/- towards loss of consortium and love and affection, whereas it should be Rs.40,000/- for each claimant. Learned counsel for the claimants also submits that the Tribunal had not awarded any amount towards loss of estate. So, claimants are entitled to get Rs.15,000/- towards loss of estate. So, judgment and award of the Tribunal be modified.
Learned counsel for the Insurance Company has opposed the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the claimants and submitted that claimants failed to submit the evidence regarding income of the deceased. So, the Tribunal rightly considered the income of the deceased as Rs.4000/- per month and rightly granted 30% amount towards future prospects. So, present appeal be dismissed.
I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the claimants as well as learned counsel for the Insurance Company.
(Downloaded on 21/03/2024 at 08:45:32 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:12888] (3 of 4) [CMA-1738/2015] The Tribunal had erred in assessing the income of the deceased as Rs.4000/- per month. At the time of accident, prevailing minimum wages were Rs.186/- per day. So, income of the deceased be calculated on the basis of minimum wages of Rs.186/- per day. The Tribunal had also committed error in granting 30% amount towards future prospects, whereas it should be 40%. The Tribunal had also awarded a very meager amount of Rs.50,000/- lumpsum towards loss of consortium and love and affection, whereas it should be Rs.40,000/- for each claimant. The Tribunal had also committed error in not granting the amount towards loss of estate. So, claimants are entitled to get Rs.15,000/- towards loss of estate. So, the judgment of the Tribunal is modified to the extent as under:-
Monthly income Rs.186/- X 30 =5580/-
Annual Income Rs.5580/- X 12 =66,960/- According to the age of the Rs.66,960/- X 17 =11,38,320/- deceased between 26 to 30 years, Multiplier 17 to be applied Since the deceased was Rs. 11,38,320/- X 1/2= unmarried boy, the 1/2 of the 5,69,160/- income to be deducted for personal expenses(-) Future Prospects Rs.5,69,160 X 40% = 2,27,664/-
Loss of consortium and love and Rs.1,60,000/-
affection to claimants (40,000 X 4) Funeral expenses (+) Rs.15,000/-
Loss of Estate Rs.15,000/-
Amount of Transportation as
awarded by the Tribunal Rs.3,000/-
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Litigation Expenses
Rs.5,000/-
Total
Rs.9,94,824/-
Less amount awarded by the
Tribunal Rs.6,03,400/-
Enhanced Amount of
compensation Rs.9,94,824/- - Rs.6,03,400/-
= Rs.3,91,424/-
The claimants are entitled to get a further sum of
Rs.3,91,424/- as compensation. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit enhanced amount of Rs.3,91,424/-
(Rs.9,94,824/- - Rs.6,03,400/-) with the Tribunal within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. On deposition of the said amount, the claimants shall be entitled to withdraw the same. The enhanced amount shall carry @ 9% interest per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till the actual payment is made.
In the result, appeal filed by the claimants is partly allowed.
Rest part of the impugned judgment shall remain unchanged. Impugned judgment and award is modified accordingly.
Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of.
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