Motor Accident Claims - Law and Procedure

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Contents
Chapter 1.    Introductory
Chapter 2.    Definitions of Terms and Expressions used in the Motor
                     Vehicles Act, 1988
Chapter 3.    Accident and the Victims
Chapter 4.    Claims Tribunals Formation and Growth
Chapter 5.    Accident Victims and their Legal Rights
Chapter 6.    General Principles for Awarding Compensation
Chapter 7.    Where to file a Claim for Compensation
Chapter 8.    Compensation for ‘Hit and Run’ Victims
Chapter 9.    Compensation by Multiplier Method
Chapter 10.  No Fault Liability
Chapter 11.  Liability of the State
Chapter 12.  Insurance of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 13.  Negligence
Chapter 14.  Award of Interest
Chapter 15.  Procedure of Recording Evidence
Chapter 16.  Appeals
Chapter 17.  Delay oriented procedure and the Victims’ Plight
Chapter 18.  Who can claim free Legal AID
Chapter 19.  Lok Adalats - The Roads to Expeditious Settlement of Cases
Chapter 20.  Avoiding an Accident
•    The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
•    Relevant Forms under Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
•    Rules of the Road Regulations, 1989
•    Solatium Scheme, 1989
•    Table of Maximum Speed Limit at a Glance
•    Registration Mark for Vehicles at a Glance
•    The Central Road Fund Act, 2000
•    Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Relevant Provisions)
•    The First Schedule
•    Mandatory Signs of the First Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
•    Supreme Court Judgments Laying Down Guidelines for Bus Owners / Operators
Subject Index
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Author Details
Janak Raj Jai, M.A., LL.M . J.D., Ph.D (Law)  Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Himanshi Mittal , B.B.A., LL.M. (Gold Medalist) Civil Judge (JD), West Bengal
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