(a) the total number of accident related cases pending in various High Courts and disposed of during each of the last three years and the current year, High Court wise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to set up designated courts across the country for expeditious disposal of such cases and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the other steps taken / proposed to be taken for expeditious disposal of such cases?
MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 FOR ANSWER ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2014.
As per information received from High Courts, the details of pendency and disposal of motor accident claims related cases are given in Statement annexed.
In terms of Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, State Governments may constitute one or more Motor Accident Claims Tribunals for such area as may be specified in the notification for the purpose of adjudicating upon claims for compensation in respect of accidents involving the death of, or bodily injury to, persons arising out of the use of motor vehicles, or damages to any property of a third party so arising, or both. Accordingly, the State Governments have either constituted exclusive Motor Accident Claims Tribunals or have empowered other regular courts to deal with the cases of Motor Accident Claims.
The High Courts are expediting the disposal of Motor Accident Claims related cases through holding Lok Adalats / Mega Lok Adalats
Annexure
Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 267 dated 11th December, 2014 regarding Motor Accident Related Cases.
Number of cases relating to Motor Accident Claim pending in High Courts as on 30.06.2014.
Sr. Name of Number of Motor Number Motor No High Court Accident Claims Accident Claims related cases related cases pending/remaining settled/disposed unsettled in of by High High Courts as Courts during on 30.06.2014. last three years.
01.01.2011 01.01.2012 01.01.2013 to 31.12.2011 to 31.12.2012 to 31.12.2013
1. Allahabad 55248 478 1719 2620 2. Andhra Pradesh 27342 1583 988 831 3. Bombay 10842 224 417 1155 4. Calcutta 6738 217 478 587 5. Chhattisgarh 2991 1833 1876 2569 6. Delhi 3468 845 1620 571 7 Gauhati 952 157 456 197 8. Gujarat 8881 522 3473 1162 9. HimachalPradesh 2427 275 260 332 10. Jammu & Kashmir 663 555 687 658 11. Jharkhand 1053 0 61 87 12. Karnataka 46254 16940 11845 10700 13. Kerala 11855 1473 1940 2059 14. Madhya Pradesh 26604 7839 6760 6426 15. Madras 17083 3821 5066 3715 16. Manipur 6 1 3 4 17. Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 18. Orissa 6027 859 386 50 19. Patna 871 60 86 197 20. Punjab& Haryana 35902 2999 2927 4944 21. Rajasthan 35417 9219 7311 6461 22. Sikkim 4 10 6 9 23. Tripura 662 94 137 306 24. Uttarakhand 2083 263 147 275 Total 3,03,373 50,267 48,649 45,915