Contents |
Chapter I |
Introduction |
1.1 |
Genesis |
2. |
Importance of the Act |
3. |
Directive principles in the Constitution |
4,5. |
Need for revision of the Act |
6. |
Report of National Commission on Labour |
7. |
Number of agricultural employees |
8. |
Need for revision |
9. |
Equalisation in substance |
10. |
Social insurance |
11,12. |
Effect of Employees' State Insurance Act |
13 to 15. |
Desirability of amending |
Chapter 1A |
History and Main Features |
1A.1 |
Introduction |
2. |
History of compensation |
3. |
History of workmen's compensation |
4,5. |
Adjustments of the legal machinery, necessitated by industrial changes |
6. |
Problem of industrial disability-First legislation in Europe |
7. |
Origin of compensation system in Europe-Problem of industrial disability |
8. |
Developments in the U.S.A |
9. |
Movement in India |
10. |
Amendments since 1923 |
11. |
Amendment Act of 1959 |
12. |
Effect of Employees' State Insurance Act |
13. |
Trend of Developments |
14. |
Gist of the operative provisions |
15. |
Chief principles of Workmen's Compensation Act |
16. |
Liability confined to personal injury |
17. |
Importance of the definition of "workmen" |
18,19. |
Second Schedul |
20. |
Notification by State Governments |
21. |
Employments covered by the Act |
22. |
Provision in Soviet Civil Code |
23. |
Hazardous employments in U.S.A |
24. |
Compensation |
25. |
Disabilities-Classification of |
Chapter 1B |
Extra-Territorial Application of The Act |
1B.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Matters to be considered in connection with extra-territorial operation |
3. |
Rule of construction |
4,5. |
Rebuttable presumption in England |
6. |
Rule of construction in U.S.A |
7. |
English cases under Workmen's Compensation Act |
8. |
Cases relating to Ships |
9. |
English Act of 1925 |
10. |
Present position under the Indian Act |
11. |
Intention of 1933 Amendment |
12. |
Position before 1933-requirement of registration |
13. |
Amendment of 1933 |
14. |
International law-territorial waters |
15. |
Ships registered in India |
16. |
Difficulty as regards extra-territorial accidents |
17. |
English view |
18. |
U.S.A. view |
19. |
Story's view |
20. |
Position regarding ships |
21. |
Amendment of 1933 |
22. |
Whether it is desirable to cover extra-territorial accidents |
23. |
No need to widen the scope |
24,25 |
Desirability of restricting the present provision as to ships |
26. |
Section 21 |
27. |
Section 1-amendment regarding ships and aircraft |
28. |
Recommendation to amend section 1 |
Chapter 2 |
Definitions |
2.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Section 2(1)(d)-"Dependant"-basic Principle |
3. |
Complexity of the definition |
4 to 7. |
Improvements in definition of 'dependant'-Legitimacy |
8,9. |
Constitutional provisions in some Latin American countries |
10,11. |
Section 2(1)(d)-unborn child of the workman |
12. |
Recommendation |
13. |
Unmarried daughter and divorced daughter |
14 to 17. |
Re-marriage of widow |
18. |
Amendment regarding pre-decease |
19. |
Minor brother-no change |
20,21. |
Uterine relationship-Recommendation |
22. |
Recommendation |
23. |
Section 2(1)(e)-employer lending the workman to another employer |
24. |
Recommendation |
25. |
Section 2(1)(fff) (New)-Definition of "monthly wages" |
26. |
Section 2(1)(i)-total disablement |
27. |
Workman |
28,29. |
Section 2(1)(n)-Definition of workman |
30 to 33. |
Point of Substance |
34. |
Recommendation |
|
Section 2(2) |
35. |
Recommendation |
36. |
Section 2(3)-Power to notify their occupations |
37. |
Proposal giving the power to the Central Government also |
38. |
Amendment of section 2(3) desirable |
39. |
Constitutional aspect considered |
40. |
State Governments should give intimation to Centre |
41. |
Recommendation to revise section 2(3) |
Chapter 3 |
Right to Compensation |
3.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Section 3(1) proviso (b)(i)-Influence of drugs or drinks |
3 to 5. |
Possible justification for the present rul |
7. |
Provisions in the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 |
8. |
Section 51A, Employees' State Insurance Act |
9. |
Connection between course of and out of Presumption in section 51A, Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 |
10 to 15. |
Origin of section 51A |
16. |
Meaning of the expressions in the course of and out of |
17. |
A verbal point concerning section 51A |
18. |
Recommendation |
19. |
A verbal point concerning section 51A. 3.19. Effect of wilful disobedience |
20. |
Section 51B, E.S.I. Act |
21. |
Principle of section 51B worth adopting |
22. |
Section 3(1), proviso (b)(iii) |
23 to 25. |
Section 51B E.S.I. Act considered in detail |
26 to 28. |
Adoption of section 51B considered-Requirement of trade or business not favoured-Contained in section 51B |
29,30. |
Accidents occurring in the course of transport to or from place of work |
31 to 33. |
Test of obligation to use transport previously adopted in English cases |
34,35. |
Emergency-section 51D, Employee's State Insurance Act, 1948 |
36 to 38. |
Decision under the English Workmen's Compensation Act as to emergency |
39. |
Section 3(5) |
40,41. |
Two points which arise |
42. |
Recommendation to revise section 3(5) |
43 to 45. |
Section 3A e.g. 3(2) to section 3(4) re-numbered |
46. |
Too many provisions crowded together |
47. |
Need for classification of the 'provisions |
48. |
Recommendations |
49,50. |
Section 4(1)-General scheme as to compensation |
51. |
Section 4(1)(d) |
52,53. |
Section 4A-Compensation to be paid promptly |
54,55. |
Questions to be considered |
Chapter 3A |
Computation of Compensation |
3A.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Sections 5(a) and 5(b) |
3. |
Comment on section 5, clause (b), first method |
4. |
Comment on clause (b), second method |
5. |
Recommendation to amend section 5(b) |
6. |
Section 5(c) |
7. |
Contract labour |
8. |
Recommendation to add an Explanation regarding contract labour |
9,10. |
Cases not covered by section 6 |
11,12. |
Section 6(1) |
13. |
Recommendation |
14. |
Section 7-Commutation of half-monthly payments |
15. |
Recommendation |
Chapter 4 |
Distribution of Compensation |
4.1 |
Section 8 |
2. |
Recommendation to replace section 8 by three sections |
3. |
Sections 8(1) to 8(4) |
4. |
Sections 8(1), 8(6) & 8(7)-provision regarding workmen |
5. |
Section 8(1)-Recommendation to amend |
6. |
Section 8(5) |
7. |
Section 8(5)-Desirability of guidelines-Recommendation |
8,9. |
Section 8(5) and effect of death |
10,11. |
English Law |
12. |
Madras view |
13. |
Recommendation regarding section 8(5) |
14. |
Section 8(6)-Recommendation |
15. |
Section 8(7)-Recommendation |
16,17. |
Section 9 |
Chapter 5 |
Notices and Reports |
5.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Section 10(1) notice to be optional |
3. |
Section 10(2) |
4. |
Section 10(3) |
5. |
Section 10A |
6. |
Section 10B(1) |
7. |
Object of the amendments recommended in sections 10, 10A and 10B |
8. |
Re-drafts of sections 10, 10A & 10B |
9. |
Section 11-Medical Examination |
10,11. |
Recommendation as to section 11(1) |
Chapter 6 |
Protection of Compensation and other Provisions Regarding Enforcement |
6.1 |
Introduction |
2. |
Common law rules as to contractors |
3 to 8. |
Special provision in section 12 |
9. |
Section 13 |
10. |
Recommendation to amend section 13 |
11. |
Section 14-Recommendation |
12. |
Section 14A |
13. |
Section 15(1) |
14. |
Section 15(3) |
15. |
Sections 15(5) and 15(6) |
16. |
Section 15A (New) |
17,18. |
Sections 16,17 |
19. |
Recommendation as to section 17 |
20. |
Section 17A-New Display of abstracts |
21. |
Recommendation |
22. |
Section 18A |
Chapter 7 |
Commissioners, Their Jurisdiction and Procedure |
7.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Section 19 |
3 to 9. |
Section 20(3)-obscurity of position of expert |
10. |
Recommendation |
11. |
Section 21(1) |
12. |
Section 22(1) |
13. |
Express provision as to right to make an application desirable |
14. |
Recommendations to Amend section 22 |
15. |
Section 22(2)(b) |
16. |
Recommendations |
17. |
Section 22A |
18. |
Recommendations |
19 to 22. |
Section 23 |
23 to 25. |
Procedure for grant of legal aid |
26. |
Recommendation |
27. |
Section 25 |
28,29. |
Recommendation |
Chapter 8 |
Reference, Registration of Agreements, Appeal and Recovery |
8.1 |
Introductory |
2 to 5. |
Sections 27 to 29 |
Chapter 9 |
Rules |
9.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Section 32(2)-Various clauses requiring amendment |
3 to 5. |
Section 35(1) main paragraph-recommendation to amend |
Chapter 10 |
Schedules |
10.1 |
Introductory |
2. |
Second Schedule-employment in agriculture |
3 to 5. |
Directive Principles relating to economic justice and conditions of work |
6. |
Considerations to be borne in mind |
7. |
Possible tests |
8. |
Present position-Second Schedule |
10. |
Notification by State Governments |
11. |
Hazard constituted by mechanical contrivances used in agriculture |
12 to 14. |
Views received from States by Ministries |
15 to 17. |
Importance of Agricultural employment |
18. |
Extension of the Act-how to be achieved |
19,20. |
Legislative power to enact the amendment under consideration |
21 to 23. |
Recommendation relating to employments in agriculture |
24. |
Item 1-exclusion of clerks |
25 to 28. |
Clerical employment-various items discussed |
29,30. |
Item 2 |
31 to 34. |
Ambiguity in item 2 |
35. |
Item 3 |
36,37. |
Item 4 |
38,39. |
Item 5 |
40,41. |
Items 6,7 |
42. |
Item 8 |
43. |
Item 9 |
44. |
Item 10 |
45,46 |
Items 11,12 |
47,48. |
Item 13 |
49 to 61. |
Items 14 to 25 |
62 to 68. |
Item 26 |
69,70. |
Persons exposed to hazards |
71,72. |
Second Schedule-regrading of items |
73 to 75. |
Basis of re-grouping |
Schedule II |
List of Persons who, Subject to The Provisions of Section 2(1)(N), are Included in The Definition of workmen |
76. |
3rd Schedule |
77 to 79. |
Third Schedule-the word "sequelae |
80. |
Arrangement of items in the Third Schedule |
Schedule III |
List of Occupational Diseases |
81. |
Amendment recommended |