Chandigarh · Act 59 of 1988

Section 155 — Effect of death on certain causes of action.

THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988

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155. Effect of death on certain causes of action.—Notwithstanding anything contained in  

section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), the death of a person in whose favour a 

certificate of insurance had been issued, if it occurs after the happening of an event which has given rise 

to a claim under the provisions of this Chapter, shall not be a bar to the survival of any cause of action 

arising out of the said event against his estate or against the insurer.

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · e-cart and e-rickshaw.Section 3 · Necessity for driving licence.Section 4 · Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles.Section 5 · Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4.Section 6 · Restrictions on the holding of driving licences.Section 7 · Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licences for certain vehicles.
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