Claim case in motor vehicle accident case – Duty of police incharge –Section 158(6) casts a duty on the officer incharge of the police station to forward a copy of the information (FIR)/report regarding any accident involving death or bodily injury to any person within 30 days from the date of information to the Claim Tribunal having jurisdiction and also send one copy to the concerned insurer -- Claims Tribunal is empowered to treat the report of the accident on its receipt as if it is an application made by the claimant for award of the compensation to him under the Act by virtue of Section 166 (4) of the Act and thus has jurisdiction to decide such application on merits in accordance with law.

(SC) Decided on: 16.11.2018

Function of the Tribunal is to award just and fair compensation -- If the amount of just and fair compensation exceeds the amount claimed in the claim petition, even that can be granted -- Claimants are held entitled to a sum of Rs.42,95,840/- as compensation, though in the claim petition compensation has been claimed to the tune of Rs.10,00,000/-.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 09.02.2016