Our team represents clients before Motor Accident claim tribunals and Motor Accident Compensation Appeal who has sustained the injury, or by the owner of the property, or Where the death has resulted from the accident, by the legal representative/s of the deceased or by any agent duly authorized by the person injured.
The application for compensation must be made within six months of the occurrence of the accident. Â The claims Tribunal may however, entertain the application after the expiry of the said period of six months, but not late than twelve months, if it is satisfied that the application was prevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time.
Sec. 158 (6) introduced by the Act states that as soon as any information regarding any accident involving death or bodily injury to any person is recorded or report is completed by a police officer, the officer in charge of the police station shall forward a copy of the same within thirty days from the date of recording of information or as the case may be, on completion of such report the Claims Tribunal having jurisdiction and can provide copy thereof to the concerned insurer.