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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026

Rule 91. Form of appeal, the fee to be accompanied therewith and the appellate authority under sub-section (6) of section 119

Chapter XV — MiscellaneousMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 101, 30 Jun 2026

Official text

Form of appeal, the fee to be accompanied therewith and the appellate authority under sub-section (6) of section 119-(i) The person aggrieved by the order of authority under Sub section (1) of Section 119, may appeal against such order before the appellate officer appointed by the State Government for such purpose within thirty days from the date of receipt by him of such order, electronically.

(ii) Where the memorandum of appeal is in order, the appellate officer shall admit the appeal, acknowledge it and intimate admission of such appeal, and shall register the appeal in electronic form to be kept for the purpose called the register of appeals.

(iii) When the appeal has been admitted, the appellate officer shall send the notice of the appeal to the registering officer, against whose order the appeal has been preferred and the registering officer shall thereupon send the records of the case to the appellate officer online electronically.

(iv) On receipt of the appeal, the appellate officer shall send a notice to the appellant to appear before him on such date and time as may be specified in the notice for the hearing of the appeal electronically or by registered post.

(v) If on the date fixed for hearing, the appellant does not appear, the appellate officer may dismiss the appeal for default of appearance of the appellants by sending the copy of the order to the applicant electronically.

(vi) Where an appeal has been dismissed, the appellant may apply electronically to the appellate officer for the restoration of the appeal within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order and if the appellate officer is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from appearing, the appellate officer shall restore the appeal.

(vii) The order of the Appellate Officer shall be communicated electronically or by registered post to the appellant and copy thereof shall be sent to the registering officer against whose order the appeal has been preferred and shall be disposed of within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of appeal.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026, Notification No. 101 — Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 699, 1 July 2026, p. 254 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 254 · official download · all sources