Under section 164(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, on whom is liability imposed to pay compensation…

Section 164(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, in Chapter XI as substituted by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 and in force from 1 April 2022, makes the owner of the motor vehicle or the authorised insurer liable to pay a fixed compensation (five lakh rupees for death, two and a half lakh rupees for grievous hurt) for an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle, and section 164(2) relieves the claimant of pleading or establishing any wrongful act, neglect or default (formerly the owner's no-fault liability under section 140, in Chapter X, now omitted). The State Government, the Central Government and the driver are not the persons on whom this liability is placed.