Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Uma Ram And Anr vs Lala Ram And Anr on 14 July, 2022

Bench: Madan Gopal Vyas

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 229/2001

1. Uma Ram S/o Shri Hanuman Ram, by caste Kumawat, R/o Plot No. 15 Govind Nagar, Aamer Road, Jaipur.

2. Ashok Kumar S/o Shri Ramniwas, by caste Sain, R/o Aathuna Darwaja, Kuchaman City, Tehsil Nawa, Dist. Nagaur.

----Appellants Versus

1. Lala Ram S/o Shri Prema Ram, by caste Balai, R/o Ugarpura Kala Bhata Ki Dhani, Tehsil Nawa, Dist. Nagaur.

2. United India Insurance Company Ltd., Near Jain Dharamshala Building, M.I. Road, Jaipur.

                                                               ----Respondent


For Appellant(s)            :    Mr. J. Geholt
For Respondent(s)           :    Mr. A.K. Dadhich
                                 Mr. Bharat Singh Rathore for
                                 Respondent No.01



        HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS

                                 Judgment

Reserved on 12/07/2022
Pronounced on 14/07/2022

01-          /kkjk 173 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e] 1988 ds rgr ;g vihy

vihykFkhZx.k okgu Lokeh vkSj okgu pkyd us fo}ku U;k;k/kh'k] eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] ijcrlj ds }kjk eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok la[;k [email protected] ¼[email protected]½ ykykjke cuke v'kksd dqekj vkfn esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18-12-2000 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gS] ftlds }kjk fo}ku vf/kdj.k us vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 o 02 ds fo#) Dyse ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh] izkFkhZ dks vizkFkhZ

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la[;k 01 o 02 ls la;qDr o i`Fkd&i`Fkd :i ls 1]31][email protected]&#i;s izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ik;k o vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds fo#) Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dhA 02- bl vihy ds fuLrkj.k gsrq izdj.k ds laf{kIr esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd fnukad 13-05-1995 dks lqcg djhc 6-00 cts izkFkhZ vius ifjokj ds lnL;ksa ds lkFk vizkFkhZ la[;k 02 dh thi esa cSBdj] ftls vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 pyk jgk Fkk] jkensojk ls dqpkeu flVh vkrs le; xksxsyko ds ikl vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 us thi dks rst xfr o ykijokghiwoZd pykbZ] ftlls Mªkboj thi ij viuk fu;a=.k ugha j[k ldk rFkk thi lM+d ds ikl ,d edku ls Vdjk xbZ] ftlls lHkh ds pksVsa dkfjr gqbZaA e`rdk thouh ds xaHkhj pksVsa yxh] ftls bykt gsrq igys ukxkSj vLirky rFkk ckn esa ts-,y-,u- vLirky] vtesj ys x,] tgka bykt ds nkSjku mldh e`R;q gks xbZA nq?kZVuk dh fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkuk ukxkSj esa ntZ djokbZ xbZ] ftl ij iqfyl us vUos"k.k ds i'pkr~ vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 pkyd ds fo#) vkjksi&i= /kkjk 304,] 279] 338 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] ukxkSj ds U;k;ky; esa izLrqr fd;kA nq?kZVuk ds le; e`rdk thouh 25 o"khZ; Fkh rFkk og [ksrh&etnwjh djds [email protected]&#i;s ekfld vk; vftZr djrh FkhA Dyse izkFkZuk&i= ds iSjk la[;k 25 esa of.kZrkuqlkj dqy 6]36][email protected]&#i;s izfrdj jkf'k dh ekax dhA 03- vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 o 02 us tokc izLrqr dj Dyse ;kfpdk ds iSjk la[;k 01 ls 04] 08 ls 12] 16 ls 23 dks lgh gksuk O;Dr fd;k rFkk 'ks"k rF;ksa ds ckjs esa vKkurk izdV dhA ethn mtjkr esa ;g O;Dr fd;k fd thi dk vxyk Vk;j QV tkus ds dkj.k thi dk larqyu fcxM+ x;k vkSj thi edku ls VdjkbZ] ftlls nq?kZVuk gqbZA

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04- vizkFkhZ la[;k 03 chek dEiuh us Dyse ;kfpdk esa vafdr vf/kdka'k rF;ksa dh tkudkjh ds vHkko esa vLohdkj fd;kA ethn mtjkr esa ;g O;Dr fd;k fd thi izkbosV ;wt ds fy, Fkh] fdjk, ds fy, ugha FkhA okgu ekfyd us ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku fd;k gS] ftlls chek dEiuh ftEesnkj ugha gSA var esa Dyse [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA 05- fo}ku vf/kdj.k us i{kdkjku~ ds vfHkopuksa ds vk/kkj ij fuEufyf[kr fook|d fojfpr fd, %& 01- vk;k fnukad 13-5-1995 dks lqcg djhcu 6&7 cts xksxsyko esa eksM+ ds ikl thi ua- vkj-ts-14 1lh 2955 ds Mªkboj }kjk thi dks rst xfr o ykijokgh iwoZd pykus ls fu;a=.k [kks cSBk vkSj blls xkM+h jkLrs ls mrjdj edku ls tk VdjkbZ rFkk mlesa csBs lHkh O;fDr;ksa ds pksVsa vkbZ] blesa ls tho.kh iRuh ykykjke ds mipkj ds nkSjku vkbZ pksVksa ls e`R;q gks xbZ \

--- izkFkhZ 02- vk;k vkosnu ds iSjk ua- 24 o 25 esa ntZ fooj.k ds vuqlkj izkFkhZ {kfriwfrZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gS \

--- izkFkhZ 03- vk;k oDr nq?kZVuk pkyd ds ikl oS/k Mªkbfoax ykblsal ugha Fkk \

--- vizkFkhZ 04- vk;k ekfyd }kjk chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku djus ls chek dEiuh ftEesokj ugha gS \

--- vizkFkhZ 05- nknjlh

06- fook|dksa dh iqf"V esa izkFkhZ dh vksj ls xokg ,-M-01 ykykjke o ,-M-02 ykywjke ijhf{kr gq, rFkk izn'kZ&01 ls izn'kZ&10 nLrkost iznf'kZr gq,A vizkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls dksbZ lk{; izLrqr ugha dh xbZA rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cgl vafre lqudj mi;qZDrkuqlkj vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj vihykFkhZx.k us ;g vihy izLrqr dh gSA 07- fook|d la[;k 01 o 02 izkFkhZ ds i{k esa] fook|d la[;k 03 chek dEiuh ds fo#) o fook|d la[;k 04 vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds i{k esa fu.khZr fd, x,A

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08- eSaus mHk;i{kksa ds ;ksX; vfHkHkk"kdx.k dh cgl lquh] vk{ksfir fu.kZ; o vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA 09- gLrxr vihy esa vihykFkhZx.k us eq[; :i ls fook+|d la[;k 04 ds fofu'p; dks gh pqukSrh nh gSA bl laca/k esa ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k us ;g rdZ fn;k fd {kerk ls vf/kd ;k=h cSBkus ls chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku ugha gksrk gSA {kerk ls vf/kd ;k=h gksus ds laca/k esa chek dEiuh us vius tokc esa dksbZ rF; vafdr ugha fd, gSa vkSj u gh bl laca/k esa chek dEiuh dh vksj ls dksbZ lk{; izLrqr dh xbZ gSA blfy, fo}ku vf/kdj.k us bl fook|d dk fofu'p; vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds i{k esa fofuf'pr djds fof/kd Hkwy dh gSA 10- chek dEiuh ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk us ;g rdZ fn;k fd vfHkys[k ls ;g Lohd`r fLFkfr gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa {kerk ls vf/kd lokfj;ka FkhaA mYya?kdkjh okgu esa {kerk ls vf/kd lokfj;ka gksus ds dkj.k okgu iyV x;kA nq?kZVuk ds le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa {kerk ls vf/kd lokfj;ka gksus ls chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku gSA 11- [kaMu esa vihykFkhZx.k ds ;ksX; vfHkHkk"kd us ;g rdZ fn;k fd chek dEiuh dh vksj ls chek ikWfylh is'k dj izn'kZ ,oa izekf.kr ugha djokbZ gS] blfy, chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA doj uksV ikWfylh dh Js.kh esa ugha vkrk gSA 12- eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk fook|d la[;k 04 vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds i{k esa fu.khZr fd;k x;k gSA fook|d la[;k 04 fuEu izdkj ls gS %& 04- vk;k ekfyd }kjk chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku djus ls chek dEiuh ftEesokj ugha gS \

--- vizkFkhZ

13- mYys[kuh; gS fd fook|d la[;k 04 bl vk/kkj ij vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds i{k esa fofuf'pr fd;k x;k gS fd nq?kZVuk ds

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le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa 19 O;fDr ;k=k dj jgs Fks] tcfd mYya?kudkjh okgu dks vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh us 9+1=10 O;fDr;ksa dh ;k=k ds fy, chek fd;k FkkA ysfdu vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh us vius tokc esa ;g Li"V :i ls vafdr ugha fd;k gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa {kerk ls vf/kd O;fDr ;k=k dj jgs gksa vkSj u gh bl laca/k esa chek dEiuh dh vksj ls dksbZ lk{; izLrqr dh xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/kdj.k us dsoy ek= izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij nq?kZVuk ds le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa 19 O;fDr;ksa dk ;k=k djuk ekuk gSA ysfdu izFker% ;g fook|d lkfcr djus dk Hkkj chek dEiuh ij gSA {kerk ls vf/kd O;fDr;ksa ds okgu esa ;k=k djus ls chek dEiuh dh fdlh 'krZ dk mYya?ku gksrk gS ;k ugha] ;g lkfcr djus dk nkf;Ro chek dEiuh dk gS] ysfdu chek dEiuh us bl laca/k esa dksbZ vkifRr rd vius tokc esa vafdr ugha dh gS vkSj u gh bl laca/k esa dksbZ lk{; izLrqr dh gSA chek dEiuh ds Li"V vfHkopu ,oa lk{; ds vHkko esa chek ikWfylh dh 'krksZa dk mYya?ku ekudj fo}ku vf/kdj.k us fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed Hkwy dh gSA 14- ,d {k.k ds fy, cgl ds rkSj ij ;g eku Hkh fy;k tk, fd nq?kZVuk ds le; mYya?kudkjh okgu esa 19 O;fDr lokj Fks vkSj O;fDr;ksa ds pksVsa dkfjr gqbZa] rc Hkh 9+1=10 ;kf=;ksa dh tksf[ke chek dEiuh us izn'kZ ,&1 ikWfylh ds rgr doj dh gSA blfy, 10 O;fDr;ksa dh lhek rd chek dEiuh dk gh izfrdj vnk;xh gsrq nkf;Ro curk gSA gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa 10 ls vf/kd Dyse ;kfpdk,a izLrqr gqbZa gksa] ,slk vfHkys[k ls n`f"Vxr ugha gksrk gSA vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk dsoy ek= ,d Dyse dk gh fuLrkj.k fd;k x;k gSA 10 ls vf/kd ;fn Dyse is'k gksrs] rc vo'; chek dEiuh ds nkf;Ro dk fcUnq fopkj.kh; gksrkA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; dh uthj AIR 2007 SC 2870 National Insurance Co. Ltd.

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Versus Anjana Shyam and Ors.                               ds iSjk la[;k 12 esa izfrikfnr
fuEukafdr fl)kar ekxZn'kZu ;ksX; gS %&

"12. Section 58 of the Act makes special provisions in regard to transport vehicles. Sub-Section (2) provides that a registering authority, when registering a transport vehicle, shall enter in the record of registration and in the certificate of registration various particulars. Clause

(d) provides that if the vehicle is used or adapted to be used for carriage of passengers, the number of passengers for whom accommodation is provided. Thus the registration of the vehicle, which alone makes it usable on the road, records the number of passengers to be carried and the certificate of registration also contains that entry. So, an insurance company insuring the passengers carried in a vehicle in terms of Section 147(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, can only insure such number of passengers as are shown in the certificate of registration. The position is reinforced by Section 72 of the Act, which deals with grant of stage carriage permits. Sub-Section (2) provides that when a permit is decided to be granted for a stage carriage, the Regional Transport Authority can attach to the permit one or more of the conditions specified therein. Clause (vii) is the condition regarding the maximum number of passengers that may be carried in a stage carriage. Overloading also invites a consequence which can be termed penal. Section 86 of the Act provides for cancellation of a permit if any condition contained in the permit is breached. Therefore, the apparent wide words of Section 147(1)(b)(ii) of the Act have to be construed harmoniously with the other provisions of the Act, namely, Sections 58 and 72 of the Act. As early as in 1846, Dr. Lushington in Queen V. Eduljee Byramjee [(1846) 3 MIA 468] posited that to ascertain the true meaning of a clause in a statute the court must look at the whole statute, at what precedes and at what succeeds and not merely at the clause itself. This Court has accepted this approach in innumerable cases. Thus, the expression 'any passenger' must be understood as passenger authorized to be carried in the vehicle and 'use of the vehicle' as permitted use of the vehicle. Affording of insurance for more number of passengers

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than permitted, would be illegal since in that case the manifest intention would be the overloading of the vehicle, something not contemplated by law. Thus, it is not possible to accept a contention that the insurance can be taken to cover more passengers than permitted by the certificate of registration and the permit as a stage carriage and that it will cover all the passengers overloaded. Of course, in these cases, there is no dispute that the insurance cover took in only the permitted number of passengers. "

15- bl izdkj mi;qZDr uthj esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa ds vuqlkj 9+1=10 O;fDr;ksa dh tksf[ke izn'kZ ,&1 ikWfylh ds rgr doj gSA gLrxr nq?kZVuk esa 10 ls vf/kd Dyse izLrqr gq, gksa] ,slk vfHkys[k ls izdV ugha gksrk gSA bl izdkj fo}ku vf/kdj.k us] vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk] chek dEiuh dks] Jherh thouh dh e`R;q ds ifj.kkeLo:i izkFkhZ dks izfrdj jkf'k vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h ugha ekudj fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed Hkwy dh gSA vr% fook|d la[;k 04 dk fu.kZ; vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds fo#) fd;k tkrk gSA 16- nq?kZVuk ds le; okgu vizkFkhZ chek dEiuh ds ;gka chfer gksuk fufoZokfnr gS] blfy, izfrdj jkf'k vnk;xh ds fy, chek dEiuh nkf;Rok/khu gSA dqy feykdj vihykFkhZx.k okgu Lokeh ,oa okgu pkyd dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus ds ;ksX; gSA 17- ifj.kker% vihykFkhZx.k dh ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] ijcrlj }kjk eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok la[;k [email protected] ¼[email protected]½ ykykjke cuke v'kksd dqekj vkfn esa ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 18-12-2000] ftlesa vihykFkhZx.k&vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 o 02 okgu Lokeh o okgu pkyd dks la;qDr ,oa i`Fkd&i`Fkd :i ls] izkFkhZ dks izfrdj jkf'k vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h Bgjk;k gS] ml lhek rd vk{ksfir fu.kZ; vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA izR;FkhZ&DysesaV dks izfrdj jkf'k] izR;FkhZ la[;k&02 chek dEiuh vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h gSA chek dEiuh

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vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds vuqlkj izfrdj jkf'k vkt ls ,d ekg dh vof/k esa izR;FkhZ la[;k&01 DysesaV&izkFkhZ dks vnk;xh djsA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ikfjr 'ks"k vk{ksfir fu.kZ; o iapkV ;Fkkor jgsxkA 18- bl fu.kZ; dh izfr lfgr fo}ku fopkj.k vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k 'kh?kz izsf"kr gksA

(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J 2-Rajendra/-

;g vkns'[email protected]; Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 348 (i) ds rgr Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk jkti= la[;k 1] fnuakd 2 tuojh 1999 ,oa jktLFkku jkti= fnukafdr 10-3-1971 ds rgr fgUnh Hkk"kk ds iz;ksx dkss izkf/kd`r fd, tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i fgUnh Hkk"kk esa fy[kk;k x;kA