Contents of the Social Security Code

The Code on Social Security, 2020

Section 48. Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter IV — Employees State Insurance Corporation

Official text

(1) The State Government shall, by notification, constitute an Employees' Insurance Court for such local area as may be specified in the notification.

(2) The Employees’ Insurance Court shall consist of such number of Judges as the State Government may think fit.

(3) Any person who is or has been a judicial officer or is a legal practitioner of five years' standing shall be qualified to be a Judge of the Employees' Insurance Court.

(4) The State Government may appoint the same Court for two or more local areas or two or more Employees’ Insurance Courts for the same local area.

(5) Where more than one Employees’ Insurance Court has been appointed for the same local area, the State Government may by general or special order regulate the distribution of business between them.

Source: The Code on Social Security, 2020, Act No. 36 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 39 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 39 · official download · all sources

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5319(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “sections 17 to 141”