Under section 164(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the owner of the motor vehicle or the authorised…
Section 164(1) fixes the compensation at ₹5 lakh for death and ₹2.5 lakh for grievous hurt, payable by the owner or the authorised insurer; under s.164(2) the claimant need…
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Under section 164(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the owner of the motor vehicle or the authorised insurer is liable to pay, in the case of death due to an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle, compensation of:
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Correct answer C
Section 164(1) fixes the compensation at ₹5 lakh for death and ₹2.5 lakh for grievous hurt, payable by the owner or the authorised insurer; under s.164(2) the claimant need not plead or establish any wrongful act, neglect or default. These sums are fixed in the section itself and are not computed from a Schedule (the Second Schedule used under former s.163A was omitted in 2019).
₹2.5 lakh is the s.164 figure for grievous hurt, while ₹2 lakh and ₹50,000 are the fixed hit and run compensation amounts for death and grievous hurt under s.161(2).
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