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The Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2026

Chapter VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

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25. Disclosure of information

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(1) The aggregator/platform shall ensure that information on the grievance redressal mechanism in section 22 is widely published and easily accessible on their platform.
(2) The aggregator/platform shall ensure that information on the dispute resolution mechanism in section 24 is'easily accessible on their respective platform.
(3) The manner of publication of disclosure obligations by the aggregator / platform shall be such as may be prescribed.

Chapter VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

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(1) Where any aggregator or platform fails to pay any amount of fee payable under section 20 within the time as may be prescribed, such aggregator or platform shall be liable to pay–
- (a) a fine of fifty thousand rupees for the first contravention;
- (b) a fine of one lakh rupees for the second contravention;
- (c) a fine of one lakh fifty thousand rupees for the third contravention; and
- (d) for the fourth and every subsequent contravention, a fine which shall be five times the amount of the fee due under section 20.
(2) if an aggregator or platform fails or refuses to submit any return, report, statement or any other information required under this Act or any Rules, Regulations or schemes made or framed thereunder, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to rupees fifty thousand.
(3) if an aggregator or platform fails to pay the Welfare Fund Fees payable or the fine imposed under this Act, the same shall be recovered as per the provisions of sections 461 to 462 read with section 471 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Chapter VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

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(1) No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First class shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by the officer appointed under section 32.
(2) The offences under this Act are cognizable, bailable and compoundable;
(3) in trying the offences under this Act, the procedure prescribed in Chapter XXI of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for trial of summons-cases by Magistrate shall be followed.

Chapter VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

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(1) Where an offence under this Act, has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was directly in charge and responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that, nothing contained in sub-section
(1) shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any Director, Secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation: for the purposes of this section, -
- (a) “Company” means any body corporate, and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and
- (b) “Director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.

Chapter VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

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(1) The offences under this Act may be compounded either before or after institution of the prosecution under section 26 or on an application made by the offender on payment of compounding fees as may be prescribed: Provided that, the offences of the same nature committed by the same offender for more than three occasions shall not be compoundable.
(2) if such compounding of offences is permitted before prosecution under sub-section (1), no further proceedings shall be taken against the offender in respect of such offence and the offender shall be deemed to have been discharged from the offence.
(3) if the prosecution is already instituted in the competent court, the officer appointed under section 32, may file an application for withdrawal of the case before the competent court and such withdrawal shall have the effect of discharge / or acquittal, as the case may be under section 280 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

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