Under the now-repealed Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (formerly the Workmen's Compensation Act, and replaced by the Code on Social Security, 2020), any agreement by an employee relinquishing the…
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Under the now-repealed Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (formerly the Workmen's Compensation Act, and replaced by the Code on Social Security, 2020), any agreement by an employee relinquishing the rights under that Act
- was a valid contract
- was liable to be set aside as invalid by the authority constituted under the Act in his discretion
- was null and void
- was valid if the consent of the workman was given voluntarily
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - was null and void
Under Section 17 of the now-repealed Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (formerly the Workmen's Compensation Act), any contract or agreement whereby an employee relinquished a right of compensation from the employer was null and void. Employee's compensation is now governed by Chapter VII of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (in force from 21 November 2025), whose Section 161 similarly overrides any inconsistent agreement or contract of service.
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