The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Additional Solicitor General, Mr. K.M. Nataraj to assist the court in tackling the issue of fake claim petitions filed under the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Workmen Compensation Act. The Apex Court suggested Mr. Nataraj to seek information from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, if the already existing VAHAN portal can be extended to solve the pan India problem regarding fake claims.
On brief perusal of some of the suggestions put forth by Senior Advocate, Mr. Atul Nanda, appearing on behalf of the insurance company, a Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna asked Mr. Nataraj to get instructions from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, if a centralised mechanism can be developed so that all the information crucial to a claim can be on the same portal.
The Bench was hearing the matter pertaining to the fake claim petitions filed by advocates in Uttar Pradesh under the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Workmen Compensation Act. A S.I.T was constituted by the High Court of Allahabad to, inter alia, investigate these matters. On the last date of hearing, the Apex Court displeased with the inaction of the Bar Council of U.P. in adopting measures against the erring advocates directed the presence of the President and Secretary of the U.P. Bar Council. At the outset, the Counsel appearing on behalf of the Bar Council of U.P. informed the Court that the President and Secretary were present in...
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