Supreme Court tells the Centre to give wide publicity to the interim relief scheme for road accident victims

21 October 2026

A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order in S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India.
The Compensation to Victims (Interim Relief) Scheme, 2026 is framed under Section 164A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The Court directed the Union to publish the scheme in the Official Gazette at the earliest and to give it wide publicity.
It asked the Union to clarify whether the scheme covers accidents involving uninsured vehicles.
Under Clause 6, the investigating officer must upload the Detailed Accident Report within 90 days of the accident.
The insurer must accept or reject the application with reasons within 30 days, and pay within 30 days of acceptance.
The matter is listed next on November 25, 2026.