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MVA, 1988
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MVAChapter XIISection 176
Section176

Power of State Government to make rules

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Summary

State government may make rules to implement sections 165–174, covering application forms and fees for compensation claims, the procedure Claims Tribunals must follow, and which civil-court powers tribunals may exercise. Rules can also fix the form and fees for appeals and any other prescribed matters. These rules control the administrative and procedural details of claim and tribunal processes.

Example

Priya files a compensation claim after a minor road accident. State rules require her to use the prescribed application form and pay the stated fee, and the Claims Tribunal must follow the prescribed inquiry procedure. If unhappy with the award, she can appeal in the manner and form set by those rules.

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A State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of sections 165 to 174, and in particular, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely—

  • (a) the form of application for claims for compensation and the particulars it may contain, and the fees, if any, to be paid in respect of such applications;

  • (b) the procedure to be followed by a Claims Tribunal in holding an inquiry under this Chapter;

  • (c) the powers vested in a Civil Court which may be exercised by a Claims Tribunal;

  • (d) the form and the manner in which and the fees (if any) on payment of which an appeal may by preferred against an award of a Claims Tribunal; and

  • (e) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.

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XII

Chapter XII

Claims Tribunals

In this chapter

  • 165Claims Tribunals
  • 166Application for compensation
  • 167Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases
  • 168Award of the Claims Tribunal
  • 169Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals
  • 170Impleading insurer in certain cases
  • 171Award of interest where any claim is allowed
  • 172Award of compensatory costs in certain cases
  • 173Appeals
  • 174Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue
  • 175Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  • 176Power of State Government to make rules
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