law: Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
  6. Application for claim for relief 
  (1) An application for claim for relief may be made- 
  (a) by the person who has sustained the
  
  injury; 
  (b) by the owner of the property to which the
  
  damage has been caused; 
  (c) where death has resulted from the
  
  accident, by all or any of the legal representatives of the deceased; or 
  (d) by any agent duly authorized by such
  
  person or owner of such property or all or any of the legal representatives of
  
  the deceased, as the case may be: 
  PROVIDED that where all the legal representatives of
  
  the deceased have not joined in any such application for relief, the
  
  application shall be made on behalf of or for the benefit of all the legal
  
  representatives of the deceased and the legal representatives who have not so
  
  joined shall be impleaded as respondents to the application. 
  (2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made to the
  
  Collectror and shall be in such form, contain such particulars and shall be
  
  accompanied by such documents as may be prescribed. 
  (3) No application for relief shall be entertained unless it is
  
  made within five years of the occurrence of the accident.