Challenges and Changes : The MACT (Motor Accident Claim Tribunal ) in Delhi

There is no doubt about the fact that , the  traffic of capital ,Delhi is not only blamed as the worst in the populated cities but the raising accidents rate is also drawing attention of not only the system and government but also pinched the eyes of the judiciary . The Delhi High Court , while ,proceeding on ,  a suit filed by the Lions Club International directed the state government to take a serious note on the increasing number of accidents in Metro . 

 In the year 2010 , Implementing the directions of Hon'ble High Courts , a new pilot project had been launched in the Delhi District Courts specially for the speedy disposal of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal . The target is clear to accord the claim within 120 days of the accident . During the trial in the high court , Court itself has not only ensured but get bounded all the insurance companies to co-operate in this pilot project . There are so many detailed directions and orders to be implemented by the agencies , state government , insurance companies and the Police .

The Police is directed to create a  special ,MACT CELL , in each of the district uder the supervision of Additional Commisioner of Police ranked officer . The police personnals posted here were given a detailed training . Now the changed procedure adopted U/Sec, 158 (6) of the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal Act , is that the reoport and the copy of FIR is submitted within 24 hours of the accident with the Accident Information Report ( The AIR Report ) ,comprising the basic facts of the case. As all about the injured/victim, Driver of the offending vehicle , Owner of the Offending vehicle and the insurance company . After that and within 30 days , the Investigation Officer has to submmit the Detailed Accident Report ( The DAR Report ) . This reports reveals not only the detailed report about the accident , but about the relatives or legal heirs of the injured /deceased , the income and source of income of the victim , all the medical documents , all the documents after the verification about its genuniness and put the case in the court with all the parties , 

The Insurance Comany has been directed to appoint nodal officers and authorised representatives to get the case setteled on the very first date of hearing . Although they have their legal representatives as retainer counsels permanently appointed for each Tribunal ,of the District , but to speed up the procedure addtional steps were taken .




The tribunals ,following  and implementing the new procedures are successfully achieving the goal of speedy justice at least of compensation matters . And the results have not only positivised the disposal of claim cases of District Courts but also get attention by the various state judiciary .It hopes that the new changes will be helpful to litigants atleast to get the compensation in time they need it the most .






bye for now friends ...