Commantaries on Employee's Compensation Act, 1923

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Description
Erstwhile Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
The Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 is an extremely im- portant legislation which was promulgated even before India be- came independent in order to provide a financial safety net for employees who suffer from accidents during their employment. In a country like India the importance of welfare legislations, es- pecially in the field of labour laws cannot be over emphasized. This is proved by the high number of instances in which the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 is invoked and the number of cases delivered by the various courts in the country which are continuously interpreting the provisions of the Act is newer light and never contexts. It was due to this increase in the number of cases on the Employee's Compensation Act as well as the various interpreta- tions given by these cases that the publishers felt the need to re- vise and update this book Commentaries on Employee's Com- pensation Act, 1923 with the latest case laws and amendments. This book contains cases till September, 2023 from the major labour law journals of the country.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
Chapter 2. Employee's Compensation
3. Employer's liability for compensation
4. Amount of compensation
4-A. Compensation to be paid when due and penalty for default
5. Method of calculating wages
6. Review
7. Commutation of half-monthly payments
8. Distribution of compensation
9. Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged
10. Notice and claim
10-A. Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents
10-B. Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries
11. Medical examination
12. Contracting
13. Remedies of employer against stranger
14. Insolvency of employer
14-A. Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer
15. Special provisions relating to masters and seamen
15-A. Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts
15-B. Special provisions relating to [employees] abroad of companies and motor vehicles
16. Returns as to compensation
17. Contracting_out
17-A. Duty of employer to inform employee of his rights
18. Proof of age [Repealed]
18-A. Penalties
Chapter 3. Commissioners
19. Reference to Commissioners
20. Appointment of Commissioners
21. Venue of proceedings and transfer
22. Form of application
22-A. Power of Commissioner to require further deposit in cases of
fatal accident
23. Powers and procedures of Commissioners
24. Appearance of parties
25. Method of recording evidence
25-A. Time limit for disposal of cases relating to compensation
26. Costs
27. Power to submit cases
28. Registration of agreements
29. Effect of failure to register agreement
30. Appeals
30-A. [***]
31. Recovery
Chapter 4. Rules
32. Power of the State Government to make rules.
33. Power to Local Government to make rules [Repealed]
34. Publication of rules
35. Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for th transfer of money paid as compensation
36. Rules made by Central Government to be laid befor Parliament
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Workmen's Compensation Rules, 1924
Subject Index
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Author Details
Kharbanda and Kharbanda
V.K. Kharbanda , B.Com., LLB.
Editor: Factories and Labour Reports (FLR), and Author of Several Books on Labour Laws
Vipul Kharbanda , Advocate
B.A., LLB. (Hons.), [N.L.S.I.U., Bangalore] Editor: Environmental and Forest Law Times (FLT),
All India Cases (AIC) and Author of Several Books and Digests on Labour & Service Laws.