Bihar Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunals Rules, 1961

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    "title": "Bihar Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunals Rules, 1961",
    "short_title": "Bihar Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunals Rules, 1961",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification no. A2-301/60T. 14, da",
    "act_year": 1961,
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) 'Act' means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (IV of 1939);\n(b) 'Claims Tribunal' means a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal constituted under Section 110 of the Act;\n(c) 'Legal representative' shall have the meaning assigned to it under clause (II) of Section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.",
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            "title": "3. Applications.",
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            "title": "4. Examination of applicant.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Notice to parties involved.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Appearance and examination of parties.",
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            "number": "8",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Appearance of legal practitioner.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Local inspection.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Inspection of the vehicle.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power of summary examination.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Method of recording evidence.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Adjournment of hearing.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Co-opting of persons during inquiry.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Framing of issues.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Determination of issues.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Diary.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Judgement and award of compensation.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Code of Civil Procedure to apply in certain cases.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Form and number of appeals against the decision of Claims Tribunal.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Fees.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Custody and preservation of records.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[24. Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases and wayside, amenities, etc.\n(a) an indepth study on causes and analysis of motor vehicle accident;\n(b) wayside amenities on highways;\n(c) traffic aid posts on highways; and\n(d) truck parking complexes along highways.",
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            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Application for compensation.",
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            "content": "(a) by the person who has sustained the injury; or\n(b) by the owner of the property; or\n(c) where death has resulted from the accident, by all or any of the legal representative of the deceased; or\n(d) by any agent duly authorised by the person injured or all or any of the legal representative of the deceased, as the case may be:",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Award of the Claims Tribunal.",
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        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Appeals.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Form of application for compensation\nForm of application for compensation\n( See Rule 3)\nThe Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name and father's name of the person injured/dead (husband's name in the case of married woman and widow).",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Full address of the person injured/dead.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Age of the person injured/dead.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Occupation of the person injured/dead.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Name and address of the employer of the deceased, if any.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Monthly income of the person injured/dead.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Does the person in respect of whom compensation is claimed pay income tax? If so, state the amount of income-tax (to be supported by documentary evidence).",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Place, date and time of accident.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Name and address of police station in whose jurisdiction the accident took place or was registered.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Was the person in respect of whom compensation is claimed travelling by vehicle involved in accident?",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. If so give the names of places of starting of journey and destination.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Nature of injuries sustained.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Name and address of the Medical Officer/Practitioner if any, who attended on the injured/dead.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Period of treatment and expenditure, if any, incurred thereon (to be supported by documentary evidence).",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Registration number and the type of the vehicle involved in accident.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Name and address of the owner of the vehicle.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Name and address of the insurer of the vehicle.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Has any claim been lodged with the owner/ insurer. If so, with what result.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Name and address of the applicant.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Relationship with the deceased.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Title to the property of the deceased.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Amount of compensation claimed.",
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            "sort_order": 47
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Any other information that may be necessary or helpful in the disposal of the claim.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Signature or thumb impression of the applicant\nNotifications\nNotifications\n[Notification No. A 2/3018/63T-3859, dated the 19th July, 1963].\nSubject.\nS.O. 1593, dated the 17th December, 1982.\nS.O. 1, dated the 2nd January, 1985.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh457",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification no. A2-301/60T. 14, dated the 5th April, 1961, Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 7.4.1961",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1961",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunals Rules, 1961",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}