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Gujarat HC: Income Tax Not Applicable on Interest Awarded by Motor Accident Claim Tribunal(06.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the interest awarded by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) under Section 171 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 198.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, section 171, Motor Accident Claim Tribunal
Supreme Court Raises Concerns over MACT Rulings, Seeks Clear and Well-Reasoned Findings(21.07.2026)
Supreme Court has stressed that Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) must issue well-reasoned decisions, noting that many orders merely repeat plea.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claim Tribunals; Evidence; Compensation
Bombay HC Partly Allows MACT Order in Appeal Against Compensation Awarded to Kin(21.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has partly allowed an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, in an appeal against the compensation awarded to kin of a.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Motor Accident Claim
Supreme Court Issues Directions to Speed Up MACT Claims Amid Six-Year Average Pendency(12.06.2026)
Expressing concern over prolonged delays in motor accident compensation cases, the Supreme Court issued directions to expedite proceedings before MACT.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunals; Compensation; Pendency
Kerala HC: Compensation for Actual Damages Includes Value of Spare Parts to be Repaired(11.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while allowing a motor accident claims appeal has held that in Motor Accident Claims the claimant is entitled to get compensation fo.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Motor Accident Claims, Actual Damages
Madras HC Doubles Compensation For Death of Medical Student in Road Accident(17.01.2017)
Madras High Court has increased compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to parents of a second year MBBS student who died after being.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Road Accident, Medical Student
SC: Not Mandatory to File Accident Claim Before MACT of Area Where Accident Occurred(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is not mandatory to file motor accident claims before MACT having jurisdiction over area where accident occurred.....
Tags : Supreme Court, MACT, Motor Accident Claims
MACT Awards Rs 30 L Damages to a Man Disabled in Road Mishap(18.05.2016)
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs 30 lakh as compensation to a Delhi resident who got partly disabled in a road accident in 2014.
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunal , compensation
SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Compensation, motor accident claim
Madras HC: Compensation Cheques Must be on Victim’s Name Only(14.03.2016)
Madras HC has directed that motor accident claims courts not to issue cheques in favour of any person other than the victim, or in the name of any 'co.....
Tags : Madras HC , motor accident claims
Gau. HC: Claimant Pulled for Concealing that Compensation had been Received for Loss of Vehicle(28.06.2024)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an award granted to a Ford Eco Sport owner by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal after it was found that the claimant.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Loss of Vehicle, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary ame.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Accident Claims, Mediation Centre
Gujarat HC: Mere Delay in Filing FIR not Fatal in Motor Accident Claims if Adequate Reason Offered(24.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to consider the claim petition filed by a motor accident victim, even though there .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Motor Accident Claims, FIR
Cal HC: Delay in FIR is Not Fatal in Motor Accident Claims When Families Rush Victims to Hospital(10.03.2026)
Calcutta HC observed that delay in filing an FIR in motor accident cases is not fatal, as families often prioritize rushing the injured to hospital. T.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims, Families, Victims
J&K&L HC: PF & Pecuniary Benefits Received By Legal Heirs of Deceased Have No Co-Relation With MAC(23.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Provident Fund (PF), and other pecuniary advantages receivable by heirs on account of one's deat.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Motor Accident Claim, Pecuniary Advantages
Supreme Court: Appellate Courts Should Not Easily Alter MACT Compensation Awards(19.03.2026)
Supreme Court held that appellate courts cannot disturb Motor Accident Claims Tribunal -determined disability and compensation unless they thoroughly .....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Compensation
Madras HC Directs Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to Release 450 Buses(24.10.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Motor Accident Claims Tribunals in State to release all 450 TNSTC buses, attached for want of payment to claimants invo.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunals
MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal Of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary am.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Accident Claims, Mediation Centre
SC: Motor Accident Claim Petition Does Not Abate on Death of Injured Claimant(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant. The right to sue survive .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Accident Claim
Delhi HC Asks CBDT to Consider No Tax on Accident Claims(17.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) to consider tweaking practice of claiming tax on interest accrued upon compensation.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Motor Accident Claims