Section 52 - Appeal

Appeal under Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code: timelines, condonation, and mandated hearing and disposal obligations clarified

Section 52 provides a statutory remedy allowing any person aggrieved by orders under the specified preceding provisions to prefer an appeal within thirty days from communication, with the appellate authority empowered to condone delay if sufficient cause is shown; the appellate authority must give the appellant an opportunity of being heard, and thereafter dispose of the appeal within thirty days from the date it is preferred. The provision prescribes a limitation period for invoking appellate review, confers discretion to extend time for sufficient cause, and mandates expeditious, opportunity-based adjudication by the appellate forum.