Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 27: Jammu and Kashmir Judicial Academy today organized one day special orientation programme on law relating to Motor Accidents Claims, claim cases and computation of compensation, compliance of directions of Supreme Court passed in Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Versus Union of India, tools and techniques for handling large-scale litigation in MACT cases for District Judges including those on deputation and Sub-Judges of UTs of J&K and Ladakh through virtual mode.
The programme was conducted under the inspiring vision of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Judicial Academy), guidance of Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chairperson, and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Members of Governing Committee for Jammu & Kashmir Judicial Academy and under the supervision of Shahzad Azeem, Director, J&K Judicial Academy.
The training programme was inaugurated by Justice Sindhu Sharma. Senior Advocate R K Jain was the Resource Person for the orientation programme, which was moderated by Swati Gupta, Sub-Judge, J&K Judicial Academy.
In her inaugural address, Justice Sindhu Sharma described the law relating to MACT claims as an evolving one with new amendments being introduced frequently. She expressed concern on the whopping figure of the persons affected by vehicular accidents every year and highlighted the scope and objective of the legislation as providing relief to the litigants with time being the essence for ensuring timely justice.
She also underscored the importance of critical factors and aspects of MACT claims while computation of compensation including those in the cases of child victims and housewives.
In the first technical session, the Resource Person deliberated upon the jurisdiction, practice & procedure in claim cases and also discussed the provision, criteria and principles of assessment and computation of compensation. In the second technical session, the Resource Person discoursed on the tools and techniques for handling large-scale litigation in MACT cases.
A detailed analysis was also made on various judgments on the subject and the practical difficulties and issues confronted in observance of the provisions and procedure of the Act.
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