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Section 51C: Accidents happening while travelling in employer’s transport

The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948State Act of Bihar · Act 34 of 1948

(1) An accident happening while an 1[employee] is, with the express or implied permission of his employer, travelling as a passenger by any vehicle to or from his place of work shall, notwithstanding that he is under no obligation to his employer to travel by that vehicle, be deemed to arise out of and in the course of his employment, if—

(a) the accident would have been deemed so to have arisen had he been under such obligation;

and

(b) at the time of the accident, the vehicle—

(i) is being operated by or on behalf of his employer or some other person by whom it is provided in pursuance of arrangements made with his employer, and

(ii) is not being operated in the ordinary course of public transport service.

(2) In this section “vehicle” includes a vessel and an aircraft.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
Section51C
Marginal noteAccidents happening while travelling in employer’s transport
JurisdictionState of Bihar
StatusIn force as published by the source

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