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Section 150 - Pay and Recovery Power
The amended Section 150 of the Motor Vehicles Act (2019) grants Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) the authority to order pay and recovery actions against insurers and vehicle owners in accident claims. This provision retains the same title as the previous section but introduces explicit powers for recovery post-judgment. THE BRANCH MANAGER vs R Shakila - Madras, SBI General Insurance Company Ltd. vs Sudalaikannu - Madras, The Branch Manager, SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Govindhasamy - Madras, M/S. National Insurance Comp vs Thangamalar - Madras, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd vs Arti Devi - Allahabad, Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Company Limited, rep. by its Manager, Golden Heights, 4th Floor, No1/2,59th C Cross, 4th M Block, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore vs Rajadhanasekar - Madras -
Effect of Amendment and Deletion of Proviso
The amendment, effective from 01.04.2022, involved the deletion of certain provisos to Section 149(4), which previously limited the Tribunal's authority to order pay and recovery. Post-amendment, the Tribunal's power to enforce pay and recovery, including against insurers, is explicitly recognized, provided statutory conditions are met. Branch Manager, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs A. Sathish - Madras, Divisional Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd. vs Sakthi - Madras, SBI General Insurance Company Ltd. vs Sudalaikannu - Madras, Branch Manager, M/s. SBI General Insurance Company Limited vs Muthulakshmi - Madras -
Insurers' Liability and Enforcement Post-Amendment
The statutory liability of insurers has been clarified, with the amended provisions empowering Tribunals to enforce pay and recovery even where policy violations exist, aligning with the updated Section 150. However, legal debates continue on the scope of insurer liability and enforcement mechanisms, especially in absence of explicit enabling provisions prior to the amendment. SBI General Insurance Company Ltd. vs Sudalaikannu - Madras, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd vs Arti Devi - Allahabad, Branch Manager, M/s. SBI General Insurance Company Limited vs Muthulakshmi - Madras -
Judicial Observations
Courts have observed that the retention of the same title in the new Section 150 signifies continuity but also emphasizes the expanded powers post-amendment. The courts have upheld the Tribunal's authority to order pay and recovery, considering the legislative intent to streamline compensation enforcement. Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Company Limited, rep. by its Manager, Golden Heights, 4th Floor, No1/2,59th C Cross, 4th M Block, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore vs Rajadhanasekar - Madras, THE BRANCH MANAGER vs R Shakila - Madras
Analysis and Conclusion
The 2019 amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, particularly through Section 150, significantly enhances the powers of Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to order pay and recovery actions against insurers and vehicle owners. The removal of previous limitations and explicit recognition of recovery powers reflect legislative intent to strengthen enforcement mechanisms in motor accident claims. Courts have largely upheld these provisions, confirming that Tribunals can enforce pay and recovery even amid policy violations, thereby improving the efficacy of compensation enforcement under the amended law.
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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 22226 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mr.Justice S.Sounthar, J
MV Act (New Section 150), the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal can order pay and recovery. The relevant observation of this Court in 2025/MHC/991 reads as follows:- 28. The very same title or caption is retained in New Section 150 of Motor Vehicles Act. ... It is the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant that after amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act by the Central Act#HL_END....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 70424 • India - BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , 1988, by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... This Court also perused the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2022 submitted before Lok Sabha. ... (New Section 150 ), the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal can order pay and recovery. ... and recovery.
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 62684 • India - BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... to the Motor Vehicles Act by the Central Act 32 of 2019 and the deletion of proviso to Section 149 (4) of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Tribunal cannot order pay and recovery. .....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 59799 • India - BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 , by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... This Court also perused the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2022 submitted before Lok Sabha. ... The very same title or caption is retained in New Section 150 of Motor Vehicles Act. ... (New Section 150 ), the Motor#H....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 69776 • India - BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
(A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Sections 149(4) and 149(5) (now amended as Section 150) - Liability of insurer in accident claims ... ... ... Issues: Whether Tribunal can enforce pay and recovery despite policy violations after statutory amendments? ... (Paras 11-14) ... ... (B) Compensation and Recovery - Court upheld Tribunal's order for pay and ... that after amendment to the MOTOR VEHICLES ....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 66630 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 , by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... This Court also perused the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2022 submitted before Lok Sabha. ... (New Section 150 ), the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal can order pay and recovery. ... and recovery.
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 66655 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J
Motor Vehicles Act , 1988, by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... This Court also perused the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2022 submitted before Lok Sabha. ... (New Section 150 ), the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal can order pay and recovery. ... and recovery.
2025 0 Supreme(Mad) 2571 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice S. SOUNTHAR
pay and recovery against insurers absent enabling provision post-amendment - Amended statutory liability specifies that insurers ... (A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Sections 149 and 150 - Question of law regarding Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's authority to order ... (Paras 1, 30) ... ... (B) Court reasoned that statutory duties imposed by the Act are designed ... and the said proviso was deleted by Motor Vehicles#HL_EN....
2025 0 Supreme(All) 2741 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
(A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Sections 149 and 150 - Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019) - Insurers’ liability to ... ... ... Issues: Whether the amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act modifies an insurer's liability to pay compensation and recover from ... pay compensation and recover from the owner post-#HL_STA....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 63348 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J
Section 150 ] of Motor Vehicles Act , 1988, by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (Central Act 32 of 2019), with effect from 01.04.2022? ... (New Section 150 ), the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal can order pay and recovery. ... and recovery. ... Arti Devi and others dated 31.01.2025 with regard to pay and recovery. 13.
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