Motor Vehicles Act

Motor Vehicles Act: Section 180 – Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles

Whenever, being the owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle, causes or permits any other person who does…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 179 – Disobedience of orders, obstruction, and refusal of information

(1) Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or authority empowered under this Act to give such…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 178 – Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc

(1) Whoever travels in a stage carriage without having a proper pass or ticket with him or being in or…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 177 – General provision for punishment of offences

Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation, or notification made thereunder shall, if no penalty…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 176 – Power of State Government to make rules

A State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of sections 165 to 174,…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 175 – Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts

Where any Claims Tribunal has been constituted for any area, no Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any question…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 174 –  Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue

Where any amount is due from any person under an award, the Claims Tribunal may, on an application made to…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 173 – Appeals

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an award of a Claims Tribunal may, within…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 172 – Award of compensatory costs in certain cases

(1) Any Claims Tribunal adjudicating upon any claim for compensation under this Act may, in any case where it is…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 171 –  Award of interest where any claim is allowed

Where any Claims Tribunal allows a claim for compensation made under this Act, such Tribunal may direct that in addition…

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