Procedure for claiming compensation payable under the Employee’s Compensation Act 1923

Being as employee who falls under purview of the Employee’s Compensation Act 1923 often finds question in mind about what will be procedure for claiming compensation payable under the Employee’s Compensation Act 1923.

To answer related to the procedure for claiming compensation payable under the Act, we need to take in to consideration section 8, 10, 11, 19 and 31 of the Employee’s Compensation Act 1923, which may be summarized as follows:

1)      An application for claiming compensation payable under the Employee’s Compensation Act 1923 has to be made to the Commissioner for Employee’s Compensation in the prescribed form.

2)      Before filing the application the employee has to give notice of the accident to the employer containing the details of the accident.

3)      Before filing the application the employee also need to submit himself for medical examination if he is required to do so by the employer.

4)      The application has to be made within 2 years of the occurrence of the accident or within 2 years from the date of death.

5)      If any applicant is poor, the Commissioner may exempt him from paying the application fees.

6)      The Commissioner can take the assistance of any person possessing special knowledge of any matter relating to the case deciding the application.

7)      The Commissioner can recover the amount payable by any person under the Act as an arrear of land revenue.

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