The Supreme Court in the case Gohar Mohammed Versus Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and others observed and has directed the National Legal Services Authority, NALSA in order to prepare a scheme with suggestions for implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
The bench comprising of Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice K V Viswanathan in the case observed and has passed the order wherein the court was hearing the matter related to the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
The court in December 2022 has passed a slew of directions with regard to motor accident compensation.
The court in the case observed and has directed all States and Union Territories to file compliance reports regarding the same.
The Apex Court in the case observed and has pulled up States and UTs for not filing compliance reports despite directions issued by it and the court criticized the states for their ‘lethargic attitude’.
Therefore, the court then appointed Sr. Adv. J. R. Midha, as Amicus Curiae to compile the reports of the states, the provisions of the Act and Rules, relevant judgments and give suggestions.
The court appointed Adv. Samrika Biswal and Adv. Sumit Chander to assist the Amicus.
The court in the case observed when the matter came up for hearing on 4th December, the Court took suggestions from Amicus Curiae J. R. Midha, Adv. Archana Pathak Dave appearing for Union of India and General Insurance Council, GIC, Adv. Abhishek Nanda appearing for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, IRDA and Adv. Gaurav Agarwal representing NALSA and issued directions for preparation of a scheme under the aegis of NALSA.
Further, the Secretary of NALSA has been asked for filing an affidavit in this regard after consultation with the Amicus Curiae, the State Legal Services Authorities, officers of the Central Government, GIC, IRDA and State officers.
The Apex Court in the case observed and has directed all the State Governments and Union Territories to deposit money with the Court’s Registrar for the labour put in by the Amicus Curiae. Thus, the States were asked to deposit an amount of Rs. 30,000/- each while the Union Territories were asked to deposit an amount of Rs. 20,000/-.
Accordingly, the court listed the matter for further consideration on January 05, 2024.
