1) an application for compensation arising out of an accident under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 may be made:-By the person who has sustained the injury,
2) Every application for compensation arising out of an accident involving death or bodily injury shall be made, at the option of the claimant:
Either to the Claims Tribunal having jurisdiction over the area in which the accident occurred, or
To the claims tribunal within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant resides sand shall be, in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed.
3) The application for compensation must be made within six months of the occurrence of the accident. The claims Tribunal may however, entertain the application after the expiry of the said period of six months, but not late than twelve months, if it is satisfied that the application was prevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time.
