A State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of sections 165 to 174, and in particular, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
(a) the form of application for claims for compensation and the particulars it may contain, and the fees, if any, to be paid in respect of such applications;
(b) the procedure to be followed by a Claims Tribunal in holding an inquiry under this Chapter;
(c) the powers vested in a Civil Court which may be exercised by a Claims Tribunal;
(d) the form and the manner in which and the fees (if any) on payment of which an appeal may be preferred against an award of a Claims Tribunal; and
(e) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. Chapter XIII Offences, Penalties And Procedure
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 176
Section 176 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 delegates comprehensive rule-making power to State Governments to regulate the form, procedure, evidence, CPC powers, and operational machinery of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals within their respective jurisdictions.
Always examine the specific Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Rules of your particular State (e.g., Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules, Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules) framed under Section 176. These local rules govern vital procedural requirements such as medical board constitution, application of Order IX or Order XXII CPC, pre-deposit requirements, and execution processes.