Section - 140. Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault

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(1) Where death or permanent disablement of any person has resulted from an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles, the owner of the vehicle shall, or, as the case may be, the owners of the
vehicles shall, jointly and severally, be liable to pay compensation in respect of such death or disablement
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) The amount of compensation which shall be payable under sub-section (1) in respect of the death
of any person shall be a fixed sum of 1 fifty thousand rupees] and the amount of compensation payable
under that sub-section in respect of the permanent disablement of any person shall be a fixed sum of twenty-five thousand rupees.
(3) In any claim for compensation under sub-section (1), the claimant shall not be required to plead
and establish that the death or permanent disablement in respect of which the claim has been made was
due to any wrongful act, neglect or default of the owner or owners of the vehicle or vehicles concerned or
of any other person.
(4) A claim for compensation under sub-section (1) shall not be defeated by reason of any wrongful
act, neglect or default of the person in respect of whose death or permanent disablement the claim has
been made nor shall the quantum of compensation recoverable in respect of such death or permanent
disablement be reduced on the basis of the share of such person in the responsibility for such death or
permanent disablement.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) regarding death or bodily injury to any person, for which the owner of the vehicle is liable to give compensation for relief, he is also liable to pay compensation under any other law for the time being in force:
Provided that the amount of such compensation to be given under any other law shall be reduced from
the amount of compensation payable under this section or under section 163A.

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