Families in Oman can claim compensation before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in India for death or injury in a road accident, mainly against the insurer of the vehicle at fault. Claimants sign the petition and affidavits before an Omani notary with an apostille. Where the deceased worked in Oman, that salary can be the basis of the award if properly proved. File within six months of the accident.
- Document route
- Omani notary public (Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), then apostille from the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Time difference
- IST is 1h30 ahead of Oman time all year (no daylight saving)
- Law
- Motor Vehicles Act 1988, as amended in 2019
- Forum
- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT)
Accident Compensation Claims from Oman: how it works
We collect the police records, site plan, post-mortem or hospital papers and the insurance policy details in India. Omani earnings are proved with the employment contract, salary certificate, bank statements showing salary credits and other employer records, notarised and apostilled in Oman. Without personal tax returns, these documents carry the proof. The tribunal applies the Supreme Court's structured method of income, future prospects, personal expenses and an age-based multiplier.
We usually file at the tribunal for the accident district, close to the investigating officer and eyewitnesses. Claimants in Oman may give evidence by video where allowed, and a relative in India can depose about the accident. Insurers often make offers at Lok Adalat after the evidence is filed. The award is deposited, released into the claimants' NRO accounts and can be remitted to Oman. Shares awarded to minor children are often kept in fixed deposit until they turn eighteen, and we apply for their release at the right time.
What clients in Oman should know
- Ask the Omani employer for a salary certificate showing basic pay and all allowances.
- Compensation itself is not taxable in India, but tribunal interest on it is.
- Section 166(3) sets a six-month limit from the accident; file promptly.
Step by step from Oman
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Oman, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Oman
Omani notary public (Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), then apostille from the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Work in India
Our team files, appears and follows up in India, and shares scans of everything filed.
Result and handover
Certified copies and originals are couriered to you in Oman where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Oman. For the law, the documents and the step-by-step procedure, read our main page on Accident Compensation Claims, or see all services for clients in Oman and the Disputes & Enforcement practice area.
Questions from clients in Oman
My father died in Gujarat in a road accident. We live in Muscat. Can we claim?
Yes. All legal heirs can claim, signing before an Omani notary with an apostille.
How do we prove Omani income?
Through the contract, salary certificate, bank statements and apostilled employer records.
Can the award be sent to Oman?
Yes, from NRO accounts within the annual limit.