Maintainability of Appeal against Award passed under Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 2019 of less than Rs. 1 lakh 

In Re. Madras High Court registry (Madras High Court) 1. An office note was placed before this Court, as the Registry has raised a doubt as to whether an appeal whose value is over a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- can be entertained by this Court in view of the amendment to the provisions of Section 173(2) in and by which the sum of Rs. 10,000/- has been substituted by a sum Rs.1,00,000/- as per the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 2019 dated 09.08.2019 with effect from 01.04.2022. 2. The matter was directed to be listed under the caption “For Maintainability” and the Court had invited the argu...