Delhi High Court Directs Police Commissioner To Address Lapses In Filing Motor Accident Reports
The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate decision and steps to ensure that monitoring mechanism for motor accident cases is appropriately implemented. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia closed a PIL filed by one Anup Kumar Rampal raising concern about various acts of omission and lapses on the part of...
The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate decision and steps to ensure that monitoring mechanism for motor accident cases is appropriately implemented.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia closed a PIL filed by one Anup Kumar Rampal raising concern about various acts of omission and lapses on the part of the investigating officers probing the road accidents.
Rampal contended that the investigating officers were not timely filing the First Accident Report (FAR), Interim Accident Report (IAR) and Detailed Accident Report (DAR) in the accident cases.
He also alleged that the were not furnish copies of such reports to the concerned Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Insurance Companies, victims and even to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority.
As per the petition, such information was not uploaded on the website of the Delhi Police.
Noting that the scheme relating to reporting of motor accidents is being implemented by the Delhi Police, the Court disposed of the petition with a direction to the Commissioner of Police to look into the grievances raised.
“Thus, the Commissioner of Police shall, accordingly, take all legally mandated actions in respect of the concerns raised in this petition, with expedition,” the Court said.
Title: ANUP KUMAR RAMPAL v. DELHI POLICE THROUGH JOINT COMMISSIONER
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 181