[2026:RJ-JP:4107]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3945/2024 Morpal S/o Ramratan, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Kala Kankra, Tehsil Dooni, District Tonk (Raj.)

----Claimant/Appellant Versus

1. Vinod Kumar S/o Ramesh Chand, R/o Bairwa Mohallah, Ghad Road, Dooni, Tehsil Dooni, District Tonk (Raj.).

...Driver of Vehicle No. RJ26-SR-7564

2. Ramesh Kumar S/o Kishanram, R/o Bairwa Mohallah, Ghad Road, Dooni, Tehsil Dooni, District Tonk (Raj.).

...Owner of Vehicle No. RJ26-SR-7564

3. United India Insurance Company Limited, Trichanapalli, Tamilnadu, Regional Branch, Subhash Bazar, Tonk, Tehsil & District Tonk (Raj.).

----Non-Claimants/Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ram Singh Rathore, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ganesh Joshi, Adv.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR

Order

15/01/2026

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450, “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 bon