Question

    According to Code 52 (1) of the Occupational Safety,

    Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, what is the time limit for filing an appeal against an order made under Codes 47, 48, or 51?
    A Thirty days from the date of the order Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Fifteen days from the date of the order Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sixty days from the date of the order Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D There is no time limit for filing an appeal. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Ans. a, As per Code 52. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made under section 47, section 48 or section 51 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to an appellate authority prescribed by the appropriate Government under sub-section (6) of section 119: Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

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