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The Motor Vehicles Act

Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death or permanent disablement

In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 59 of 1988

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Haryana's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death or permanent disablement. The right to claim compensation under section 140 in respect of death or permanent disablement of any person shall be in addition to [any other right, except the right to claim under the scheme referred to in section 163A (such other right hereafter] in this section referred to as the right on the p

(1) The right to claim compensation under section 140 in respect of death or permanent disablement of any person shall be in addition to [any other right, except the right to claim under the scheme referred to in section 163A (such other right hereafter] in this section referred to as the right on the principle of fault) to claim compensation in respect thereof under any other provision of this Act or of any other law for the time being in force.

(2) A claim for compensation under section 140 in respect of death or permanent disablement of any person shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible and where compensation is claimed in respect of such death or permanent disablement under section 140 and also in pursuance of any right on the principle of fault, the claim for compensation under section 140 shall be disposed of as aforesaid in the first place.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where in respect of the death or permanent disablement of any person, the person liable to pay compensation under section 140 is also liable to pay compensation in accordance with the right on the principle of fault, the person so liable shall pay the first-mentioned compensation and- (a) if the amount of the first-mentioned compensation is less than the amount of the second-mentioned compensation, he shall be liable to pay (in addition to the first-mentioned compensation) only so much of the second-mentioned compensation as is equal to the amount by which it exceeds the first-mentioned compensation;

(b) if the amount of the first-mentioned compensation is equal to or more than the amount of the second-mentioned compensation, he shall not be liable to pay the second-mentioned compensation.

Section 141, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 140 Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault

Questions about Section 141

What does Section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death or permanent disablement". The right to claim compensation under section 140 in respect of death or permanent disablement of any person shall be in addition to [any other right, except the right to claim under the scheme referred to in section 163A (such other right hereafter] in this section referred to as the right on the p

How do I find court cases under Section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Motor Vehicles Act 141, section 141 Motor Vehicles Act, section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 140 (Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Motor Vehicles Act enacted?

Motor Vehicles Act was enacted in 1988 as Act 59 of 1988. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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