Section 164: Payment of compensation in case of death or grevious hurt, etc.

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Central Act · Act 59 of 1988

[Payment of compensation in case of death or grevious hurt, etc. -- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force or instrument having the force of law, the owner of the motor vehicle or the authorised insurer shall be liable to pay in the case of death or grievous hurt due to any accident arising out of the use of motor vehicle, a compensation, of a sum of five lakh rupees in case of death or of two and a half lakh rupees in case of grievous hurt to the legal heirs or the victim, as the case may be.

(2) In any claim for compensation under sub-section (1), the claimant shall not be required to plead or establish that the death or grievous hurt in respect of which the claim has been made was due to any wrongful act or neglect or default of the owner of the vehicle or of the vehicle concerned or of any other person.

(3) Where, in respect of death or grievous hurt due to an accident arising out of the use of motor vehicle, compensation has been paid under any other law for the time being in force, such amount of compensation shall be reduced from the amount of compensation payable under this section.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section	164
Marginal note	Payment of compensation in case of death or grevious hurt, etc.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	3

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 32 of 2019. . Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 51, for 'CHAPTER XI' (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).

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