Section 197A: Interest on judgment debts in accident cases

197A. Interest on judgment debts in accident cases Notwithstanding any other enactment, where any person is adjudged by a Court to be liable in damages pursuant to article 1382, 1383 or 1384 of the Code Civil Mauricien in respect of a road accident or an accident at work, the Court may order that he shall pay interest on the judgment debt at 15 per cent or such other rate as may be prescribed by Rules of Court made by the Judges from the day on which the action was started unless the Court is satisfied that there are good reasons for ordering such payment from the date on which the pleadings were closed, up to the date of payment. [S. 197A amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 15 of 1994.]