The Madras High Court has launched a dedicated online facility to help identify compensation amounts lying unclaimed or pending in motor accident and labour compensation cases, creating a central digital record for courts and potential beneficiaries.
The facility has been developed in coordination with the National Informatics Centre and is available through the High Court’s website at http://hcmadras.tn.gov.in/mact. The initiative is intended to help track compensation awarded in cases filed under motor vehicle and labour compensation laws.
According to a report by Dinamalar, approval for the facility was given during a meeting of the High Court’s computer committee held on September 28. The High Court Registry has instructed all principal district judges to ensure that details of cases filed under the Motor Vehicles Act and labour compensation laws are uploaded on the newly introduced digital dashboard.
The dashboard is designed to help identify compensation amounts that have remained unclaimed in courts for extended periods. Such amounts may relate to motor accident claims or labour compensation proceedings, although the information supplied does not specify the total value of funds currently pending or the number of cases covered by the system.
The new facility places responsibility on district-level courts to regularly upload case information. This creates a common digital mechanism through which long-pending compensation records can be monitored rather than remaining dispersed across individual court establishments.
For claimants and families involved in accident-related proceedings, access to consolidated information could make it easier to find out whether compensation has been deposited or remains pending. The facility may also assist courts in identifying cases where awarded amounts have not been claimed, though the High Court has not disclosed the process that beneficiaries must follow after locating a relevant record.
The initiative reflects a wider administrative shift towards using digital dashboards to improve the visibility of court data and monitor case-linked payments. In this instance, the system focuses on compensation under motor vehicle and labour laws, where delays in accessing awarded funds can directly affect households dealing with injury, death or loss of livelihood.
The High Court Registry’s instruction requires principal district judges to upload the relevant case details on the website. The Madras High Court’s online facility can be accessed at http://hcmadras.tn.gov.in/mact, where information relating to these long-pending compensation amounts is expected to be made available.
