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Vehicle has become one of the primary basic needs of everyone. The automobiles have transformed man with independence and freedom. It enables man to cover within a city and outside too at ease. It has become more vital to cover various places such as shopping centres, workplace and back home, hospitals, schools, colleges etc. Our Indian Government has passed The Motor Vehicles Act in 1988 that covers all road transport vehicles. It covers all traffic rules, procedure for vehicle insurance, registration, role of controlling authority, penalty rules etc. These penalties have been increased as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. These increased penalties are for violation of traffic rules, safeguard to proper road-users, standards for motor vehicles and institution of The Central Consumer Protection Council (CCPA) as well as making liability of the vehicle owners for violation done by minors. The Motor Vehicle Act recognized three types of claims in the incident of motor accident through which one can go for the compensation claim like Hit & Run, Structural Formula basis and Liability based on fault. Hit & Run case is a situation when the accused hits the victim with his vehicle and runs away from the spot of the accident. The act also increased the amount of compensation amount in case of death in Hit & Run cases to Rs.2,00,000/ from Rs.25,000/- and in case of serious injuries the amount increased to Rs.50,000/- from Rs.12,500/- (Section 161). It is no doubt true that the incident of Hit and Run takes place in the state of Mizoram but the Solatium Scheme for compensation of the victim was never implemented in Mizoram, which is to be implemented by the Government of Mizoram. Furthermore, the State Crime Record Bureau does not maintain a separate record to identify the cases of Hit & Run under the Motor Vehicle Act1988. It is clear that there has been a violation of right towards the victim in case of Hit and Run in Mizoram. So, it is an immediate need of the state to implement the scheme to compensate the victim to enable them to access justice without delay as justice denial oppresses the victim

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