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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