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2024 Supreme(Raj) 1686

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
Inderjeet Singh, Bhuwan Goyal, JJ.
Arjun Singh - Appellant
Vs.
State Of Rajasthan Through P.P. - Respondent
Criminal Appeal No. 97 of 1995
Decided On : 23-10-2024

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Rinesh Gupta With Ms. Chandrakala Sahu, Mr. Saurabh Chauhan, Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Mr. Sawat Alam
For the Respondent:Ms. Manju Dave, Additional Government Advocate, Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Assiatant Government Advocate.

The court affirmed the priority of statutory documents for age determination in compensation cases, emphasizing that appellate courts should not substitute their views unless the lower court's decision is perverse or illegal.

Headnote:(A) No specific laws or sections cited in the judgment.

(B) The court emphasized the importance of statutory recognition of documents in determining age and compensation.

Facts of the case:
The appeals were filed by the family of a deceased individual who died in a motorcycle accident, contesting the compensation awarded by the MACT.

Findings of Court:
The court rounded off the compensation amount to Rs.15,00,000/- with 8% interest.

Issues: The main issues included the authoritative document for determining age and the justification for the reduction of compensation.

Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that the School Leaving Certificate should be prioritized over the Aadhar Card for age determination.

Result: Appeals allowed.

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