Section 80, ESI Act 1948: Benefit not admissible unless claimed in time

Section 80 (Benefit not admissible unless claimed in time) under the Chapter VI (Adjudication of Dispute and Claims) of the Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948

❝An Employees' Insurance Court shall not direct the payment of any benefit to a person unless he has made a claim for such benefit in accordance with the regulations made in that behalf, within twelve months after the claim became due:

 Provided that if the Court is satisfied that there was reasonable excuse for not making a claim for the benefit within twelve months after it became due, it may direct the payment of the benefit as if the claim had been made in time.❞

Section 80 was OMITTED by the Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1966 (44 of 1966), s. 34 (w.e.f. 28-1- 1968).

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Notes:

The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 was amended by the:

- the A.O. 1950;

- the A.O. (No. 3) 1956;

- the A.O. (No. 4) 1957;

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1951 (Act No. 53 of 1951);

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1966 (Act No. 44 of 1966);

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1975 (Act No. 38 of 1975);

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1984 (Act No. 45 of 1984);

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1989 (Act No. 29 of 1989);

- the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. 18 of 2010).