2023 · Q86
What is the time limit prescribed under the provisions of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 from the date of reference within which the Commissioner is required to dispose of the matter relating to compensation: and intimate the decision to the employee?
Social Security in IndiaGratuity and compensation
- ASix months
- BOne year
- CTwo months
- DThree months
Explanation
Section 25A of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, inserted by the 2009 amendment, requires the Commissioner to dispose of a referred compensation matter within three months of the reference and communicate the decision to the employee. Hence D.