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The Motor Vehicles Act

Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals

In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 20 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.

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Section 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals. In holding any inquiry under section 168, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit.

(1) In holding any inquiry under section 168, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit.

(2) The Claims Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Claims 1. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 53, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 2. Sub-section (3) omitted by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 3. Subs. by s. 53, ibid., for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

(3) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the Claims Tribunal may, for the purpose of adjudicating upon any claim for compensation, choose one or more persons possessing special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry.

Section 169, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 168 Award of the Claims Tribunal
  2. s. 195 Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances

Questions about Section 169

What does Section 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals". In holding any inquiry under section 168, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit.

How do I find court cases under Section 169 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 169, section 169 Motor Vehicles Act, section 169 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 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 168 (Award of the Claims Tribunal), section 195 (Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances), 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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