Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Section 164 MV Act | ₹5 Lakh Compensation Cap Applies Retrospectively to Pending Section 163A Claims : Gauhati HC
Gauhati HC rules that motor accident claims pending under Section 163A MV Act must be adjudicated under Section 164’s ₹5 lakh lump-sum limit, even for accidents pre-dating the 2022 amendment. The judgment excludes additional heads like consortium, aligning with Supreme Court precedent to cap compensation uniformly.