Power of State Government to make rules
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Summary
State government may make rules to implement sections 165–174, covering application forms and fees for compensation claims, the procedure Claims Tribunals must follow, and which civil-court powers tribunals may exercise. Rules can also fix the form and fees for appeals and any other prescribed matters. These rules control the administrative and procedural details of claim and tribunal processes.
Example
Priya files a compensation claim after a minor road accident. State rules require her to use the prescribed application form and pay the stated fee, and the Claims Tribunal must follow the prescribed inquiry procedure. If unhappy with the award, she can appeal in the manner and form set by those rules.
Bare Act
Enacted textA State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of sections 165 to 174, and in particular, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely—
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(a) the form of application for claims for compensation and the particulars it may contain, and the fees, if any, to be paid in respect of such applications;
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(b) the procedure to be followed by a Claims Tribunal in holding an inquiry under this Chapter;
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(c) the powers vested in a Civil Court which may be exercised by a Claims Tribunal;
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(d) the form and the manner in which and the fees (if any) on payment of which an appeal may by preferred against an award of a Claims Tribunal; and
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(e) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
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