Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 173(2) Motor Vehicles Act | 2022 Amendment Bars Appeals Below Rs. 1 Lakh Retrospectively : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court rules that the 2022 amendment to Section 173(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which bars appeals for awards below Rs. 1 lakh, applies to pending appeals filed before the amendment. The decision impacts insurers and claimants by dismissing appeals involving smaller compensation amounts, even if filed prior to the amendment.