# Accident Claim Pondicherry - MCOP Case Help in Pondicherry

> Accident Claim Pondicherry is the support-services brand of Maha Traders, a company (not a law firm) that helps road accident victims and families in Pondicherry (Puducherry) with every step of a motor accident compensation claim (MCOP) - from reporting the accident to the police and getting the FIR, through hospital records, insurer tracing and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), to award follow-up. Legal advice and court appearance are given only by independent enrolled advocates chosen by the victim.

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## Key facts
- MCOP = Motor Accidents Claim Original Petition, filed before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal under Section 166, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- Governing law: Motor Vehicles Act 1988 (amended 2019), Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 (2022 accident-claim chapter), Pondicherry (Puducherry) Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (G.O. Ms. No. 51/89-Wel.(Tr.), 18 Oct 1989; Chapter VIII, Rules 220-241 govern the Claims Tribunal), BNS/BNSS 2023.
- No-fault liability (Section 164): Rs 5 lakh death, Rs 2.5 lakh grievous hurt.
- Hit-and-run scheme (2022): Rs 2 lakh death, Rs 50,000 grievous hurt.
- Police reports (Central Motor Vehicles Rules as amended in 2022; Gohar Mohammed v. UPSRTC, Supreme Court, 15 Dec 2022): First Accident Report within 48 hours, Interim Accident Report within 50 days, Detailed Accident Report within 90 days.
- Section 166(3) (added by the 2019 amendment, in force from 1 April 2022) sets a six-month limit from the accident. On 4 Nov 2025 the Supreme Court (ICICI Lombard v. Ayiti Navaneetha, SLP (C) 8412-8413/2023) directed Tribunals and High Courts not to dismiss claims as time-barred while the challenge is pending. Status may change.
- Appeals against awards: Madras High Court, within 90 days.
- Emergency numbers: 108 ambulance, 112 police / all-in-one.

## Pages
- [Home - full guide, 10-step process, documents checklist, FAQ](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/): the single-page website.
- [10-step process](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#process)
- [First 24 hours checklist](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#first-24-hours)
- [Pondicherry Motor Vehicles Rules and law](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#law)
- [Compensation calculator and heads](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#compensation)
- [Documents checklist](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#documents)
- [FAQ](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#faq)
- [Contact](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#contact)
- [Disclaimer (Bar Council of India)](https://accidentclaimpondicherry.in/#disclaimer)

## Contact
- Phone / WhatsApp for Claim Support: +91 94426 17229
- Email: sglawindia@gmail.com
- Hours: Monday - Sunday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM IST
- Service area: Pondicherry (Puducherry) only, India
- Languages: English, Tamil

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