Page 895 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

PARA 23 COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS ..........ACCIDENTS SCHEME, 2022 867

the Central Motor Vehicles (Motor Vehicle Accident Fund) Rules, 2022 or the
General Insurance Council, as the case may be, with a copy to the following:—
(a) the Claims Enquiry Officer;
(b) the claimant;

(c) the concerned Motor Accident Claim Tribunal;
(d) the concerned Transport Commissioner;
(e) General Insurance Council headquarters.
(2) Claims Settlement Commissioner shall deduct the claim raised by the
hospital which has provided cashless treatment as per the scheme framed under
section 162 and sanction the balance amount:
PROVIDED that the amount spent on cashless treatment of the victim shall
be transferred from the Hit and Run Compensation Account to the Account for
Uninsured Vehicles or Hit and Run Motor Accident of the Motor Vehicle Accident
Fund:
PROVIDED FURTHER that if the claim raised by the hospital which has
provided cashless treatment as per the scheme framed under section 162, is greater
than the fixed sum compensation under section 161, no compensation shall be paid
to the claimant or legal representative of the deceased, whichever the case may
be.
(3) Where the Claims Settlement Commissioner has any doubt in respect of
the report submitted by the Claims Enquiry Officer, he shall return the report to
the Claims Enquiry Officer for further enquiry, indicating the specific points on
which the enquiry is to be made.
23. Payment of compensation
(1) In the case of claims arising out of death of an accident victim, the
compensation awarded under paragraph 22 shall be made to the legal
representatives of the deceased decided by the Claims Enquiry Officer.
(2) In the case of claims arising out of grievous hurt, the compensation
awarded under paragraph 22 shall be made to the person injured.
(3) On behalf of the Trust referred to in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 22,
General Insurance Council (GIC), immediately on receipt of the sanction order in
Form III, and the Forms and documents from the claimant, shall make the e-
payment to the bank account as provided by the claimant or legal representative
of the deceased, as the case may be, and simultaneously send intimation to all the
concerned authorities to whom the copy of the sanction order is endorsed.
(4) The payment under sub-paragraph (3) shall be made within fifteen days
from the date of receipt of the sanction order:
PROVIDED that the payment may be made within a further period of thirty
days, for reasons to be recorded in writing to the Claims Settlement Commissioner.
(5) Upon disbursement of the compensation under sub-paragraph (3), the
Claims Enquiry Officer shall maintain a record, including in electronic form, of