N ew Delhi: A curious phrase buried in a century-old labour law has drawn the attention of the Supreme Court—“widowed sister, if a minor”.

Under The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, the definition of “dependent” includes a “widowed minor sister” and the court has urged the Centre to revisit the wording.

In today’s legal context, when child marriage is prohibited, the court observed that the idea of a “widowed minor sister” is legally impossible and exposes an overlooked anachronism that has survived through decades of legislative amendments. Show Full Article

The Employees’ Compensation Act, originally enacted as the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, was designed to protect industrial workers and their families by ensuring compensation for injuries or death suffered during employme

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