Practice area
Motor Accident Claims
Compensation is worked out by a formula, not bargained for. The amount depends on income, age, how serious the disability is, and which losses were actually claimed — and that last point is where most families lose money.
What is handled
What this covers
If your problem is not on this list, still ask. Real cases rarely fit neatly into one box.
- Claims in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
- Compensation for injury and permanent disability
- Claims by the family in fatal accidents
- Answering the insurance company when it refuses to pay
- Appeals where the amount awarded is too low
- Help getting the FIR, wound certificate and hospital records
The law
Which laws apply here
Listed so you can read them yourself. Nothing on this page can replace advice given on your own facts.
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
- Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
Questions
Motor questions we are asked
No. The old time limit was removed, so a claim under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 can be filed at any time. Waiting still hurts you in practice — records go missing and witnesses become hard to find — so it is not a reason to delay.
The FIR and charge sheet, the wound certificate or post-mortem report, hospital records and bills, proof of income, the disability certificate if one was given, and the vehicle and insurance details. Bring whatever you have to the first meeting — what is missing can usually be obtained later.
Have a motor accident claims problem?
The first meeting sorts out the facts and your real options — including when no case needs to be filed at all.