2025 · Q42
Loss of one eye without complication, the other being normal, is considered as what kind of injury under Schedule I of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923?
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsEmployees' Compensation Act, 1923
- APermanent total disablement
- BPermanent partial disablement
- CTemporary partial disablement
- DWill be decided based on medical examination
Explanation
Under Schedule I of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, loss of one eye without complications, the other being normal, is listed as permanent partial disablement with 40% loss of earning capacity. It is not total disablement since the other eye is normal, and it is permanent rather than temporary.