Chapter XII — Claims Tribunals
Section 175 — Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988)
Text of the section
Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts.—Where any Claims Tribunal has been constituted for any area, no Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any question relating to any claim for compensation which may be adjudicated upon by the Claims Tribunal for that area, and no injunction in respect of any action taken or to be taken by or before the Claims Tribunal in respect of the claim for compensation shall be granted by the Civil Court.
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