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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1230/2012

1. Smt. Ramdevi W/o Late Laxman Das, R/o 11-12, Tilak Nagar, Bharatpur

2. Om Prakash S/o Shri Laxman Das, R/o 11-12, Tilak Nagar, Bharatpur

3. Ravi Prakash S/o Laxman Das, R/o 11-12, Tilak Nagar, Bharatpur

4. Kusum D/o Laxman Das, R/o 11-12, Tilak Nagar, Bharatpur ----Claimants/Appellants

Versus

1. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Lohagarh Depot, Bharatpur, Rsrtc, Bharatpur Owner Of The Bus No. Rj-05-Pa-

481

2. Saudan Singh S/o Ramhet, R/o Jonai, Police Station Senpa, Distt. Agra Driver Of Roadways, Lohagarh Depot, Bharatpur

Driver Of The Bus No. Rj-05-Pa-481 ----Non-Claimants/Respondents

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Jai Prakash Gupta with Mr. Aditya Sharma

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Yash Joshi

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA

Order

27/03/2026

1. The present appeal has been filed by the claimants-appellants (for short ‘claimants’) under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award dated 17.12.2011 passed by learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Special Judge, Dacoity Affected Areas), Bharatpur, in M.A.C. Case No.400/2009, whereby the claim

petition filed by the claimants was partly allowed.

2. The brief facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the claimants filed a claim petition under Section 166 r/w 140 of Motor Vehicles Act before the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (for short ‘Tribunal’), stating therein that Lakshman Das was working as a Conductor with respondent No.1 – Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation. On 14.05.2009, bus bearing registration No. RJ-05-PA-

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subsequently, Lakshman Das died.

2.1 The claimants claimed compensation to the tune of

Rs.38,90,640/- under various heads.

2.2 On the basis of pleadings of the parties, the learned Tribunal framed two issues and after evaluating the evidence on record, the claim petition was partly allowed and compensation of Rs.7,43,832/- was awarded, in favour of the claimants, along with interest @ 6% per annum payable thereon from the date of filing the claim petition till its

actual payment.

3. Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and award dated 17.12.2011, the present appeal has been filed by the

claimants seeking enhancement of compensation so awarded.

4. Learned counsel for the claimants has made the following

submissions:-

i. The learned Tribunal, while assessing the loss of dependency,

has committed illegality in deducting Rs.6,135/- towards pension, which was being paid by the respondent No.1 to the dependants of the deceased, as the pension is paid to the dependants in terms of the service conditions and has no relation whatsoever with the compensation payable under the

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

ii. The learned Tribunal has erred by not making any addition in

the income of the deceased towards future prospects.

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iii. A lump-sum amount of Rs.20,000/- has been awarded under

the head of love and affection whereas compensation of Rs. 40,000/- should be awarded to all the four claimants i.e., wife, two sons and daughter of the deceased, separately, under the

head of loss of consortium.

iv. The claimants are further entitled to compensation of

Rs.15,000/- under the head of loss of estate.

v. Compensation of Rs.5,000/- has been awarded under the head

of funeral expenses, however, the claimants are entitled to

compensation of Rs.15,000/- under the said head.

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