Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Insurance Act, 1948

Finance194888 sections3 chapters

This law establishes a social security system that provides medical care and cash benefits to employees in certain industrial and non-industrial establishments. It applies to workers and their families, ensuring they receive financial support and healthcare services if they fall ill or become disabled. The Act creates special courts to resolve disputes related to these insurance claims, making sure that workers can access their entitled benefits without unnecessary legal hurdles. By mandating insurance coverage, it protects the economic well-being of the workforce and promotes social welfare across the country.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement. -(1)
  2. 2Definitions. -In these rules, unless the cantext
  3. 3Composition of the Court and place of sitting. -
  4. 4Corporation, from time to time, specify.
  5. 5Distribution of business
  6. 6Fixing of time of sitting, etc., where there is
  7. 7Procedure where there are more Judges than
  8. 8Abolition, etc., of a Court. -The Government
  9. 9Appointment, salaries, ,allowances etc. -(1)
  10. 10Appointment of other officers and subordinate
  11. 11Administrative control of the HighCOnrl. ~:A

Chapter M Chapter M →

  1. 13Application. ~ (1) Every proceeding under
  2. 14Production, of documents. -(1) When any
  3. 15-refresh his memory.
  4. 16. to the order in which the applications are presented.
  5. 17Application
  6. 18ced.
  7. 20the case may reqUire.
  8. 21they wish to tender.
  9. 24Order where parties are not at issue. -Where
  10. 25Appearance
  11. 26appoint a day for proceedmg With the same.
  12. 27Grant of time and adjournment of hearing.-
  13. 28recorded.
  14. 29the opposite party has the right to begin.
  15. 30Method of recording evidence. -The evidence
  16. 31Judge shall, if necessary, correct the same and sigu it.
  17. 32Inspection by Court. -The Court may at any
  18. 33Pronouncement
  19. 34Signing of order. -The final order shall be
  20. 35Statement of decision on each issne. -In cases
  21. 36Compromise
  22. 37Finality of Order. -Save as provilied in gee-
  23. 38Costs, Decree, etc.
  24. 39Contents
  25. 40Certified copies of order, decree, etc., to ~;;i
  26. 41Execution. -(1) Any person in whose favour·
  27. 42Communication of fact of execution 01' other-
  28. 43Fees. -(1) The fee payable on an application
  29. 44Payment of costs of services of swnmons, etc.-
  30. 45Fees l1lI.d costs of poor persons. -The Court

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 46Provisions in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  2. 126The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
  3. 127Act 10 of 1955).
  4. 128The
  5. 129The Conservation
  6. 130The Prevention
  7. 132The Urban Land (Ceiling-,and,Relgl!lation)' Scheduled Tribes Act. 1974 (Maharashtra Act
  8. 133The 'Depattmentalisation of Union 157. The Maharashtra Agricultural Lands
  9. 135The Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural . 1975).
  10. 136The Gujarat Private Forests (Acquisi-XLVII of 1975).
  11. 137The' Haryana. Ceiling on Land Holdings (Ceiling: on Holdings) (Amendment) Act, 1975
  12. 138The Himachal
  13. 141The Karnataka Land Reforms . (Second
  14. 143The Thiruppuvaram Paymel!lt(Abolition)
  15. 145The Sree Pandaravaka Lands Vesting
  16. 147The Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 (Kerala Act 26 of 1971) .
  17. 148The.
  18. 149'. tion) Act,1974'(Kerala Act 29. of 1974).
  19. 150The' iKerala Chitties Act, 1975: (Kerala Act 23 of 1975).
  20. 151Transfer of Lands and Restoration of Alie- nated Lands) Act,1975 (Kerala Act 31 of 1975).
  21. 153The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on
  22. 154Pradesh Act 20 of 1974).
  23. 160The
  24. 164The Rajasthan Imposition of CEiling on
  25. 165The
  26. 166The Tamil
  27. 167Act 17 of 1970).
  28. 168Nadu Act 41 of 1971).
  29. 169Nadu Act 10 of 1972).
  30. 170Nadu Act 20 of 1972).
  31. 171Nadu Act 37 of 1972).
  32. 172Nadu Act 39 of 1972).
  33. 173Nadu Act 7 of 1974).
  34. 175The Tamil
  35. 176Nadu Act 30 of 1974).
  36. 177Nadu Act 32 of 1974).
  37. 178Nadu Act 11 of 1975).
  38. 179NaduAct 21 'of 1975).
  39. 181(Uttar Pradesh Act 20 of 1976).
  40. 182The West Bengal Restoration of Al\enated
  41. 183The
  42. 184The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amend-
  43. 185The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amen-
  44. 186The Delhi
  45. 187The Goa,
  46. 188The Pondicherry Land Reforms (Fixation

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