The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is a comprehensive Bare Act with comments that provides the statutory framework governing motor vehicles, road transport, traffic regulation, licensing, insurance, offences, and compensation in India. Enacted to ensure road safety and orderly transport administration, the Act has undergone significant reforms to strengthen enforcement, enhance penalties, and improve victim compensation mechanisms. This updated 2026 edition incorporates amendments introduced by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, presenting the law along with allied schemes, guidelines, and judicial interpretation.
Key Features
- Bare Act text supported by concise and practice-oriented comments
- Updated with amendments under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Incorporates changes introduced by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
- Includes State Amendments for wider applicability
- Covers revised offences, penalties, and fines
- Includes Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020
- Covers compensation schemes for hit-and-run victims
- Includes Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025 with guidelines
- Enriched with Supreme Court guidelines and landmark judgments
- Includes legally defined words and phrases for clarity
- Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co.
This book is highly useful for advocates, transport law practitioners, judicial officers, judicial service aspirants, law students, academicians, transport authorities, insurance professionals, road safety consultants, and legal researchers who require an authoritative and updated reference on motor vehicle law and road safety regulation in India. Its coverage of compensation schemes, cashless treatment provisions, and enhanced penalties makes it especially valuable for litigation, advisory work, compliance, academic study, and examination preparation.