Who is called as dependent in the eyes of the law?
Workmens Compensation Act, 1923 [Section 2(d)] "dependent" means any of the following relatives of a deceased workman namely: (i) a widow a minor legitimate or adopted son an unmarried legitimate or adopted daughter or a widowed mother; and (ii) if wholly dependant on the earnings of the workman at the time of his death a son or a daughter who has attained the age of 18 years and who is infirm; (iii) if wholly or in part dependant on the earnings of the workman at the time of his death- (a) a widower (b) a parent other than a widowed mother (c) a minor illegitimate son an unmarried illegitimate daughter or a daughter legitimate or illegitimate or adopted if married and a minor or if widowed and minor (d) a minor brother or an unmarried sister or a widowed sister if a minor (e) a widowed daughter-in-law (f) a minor child of a pre-deceased son (g) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter where no parent of the child is alive or (h) a paternal grandparent if no parent of the workman is alive; Explanation : For the purpose of sub-clause (ii) and items (f) and (g) of sub-clause (iii) references to a son daughter or child include an adopted son daughter or child respectively. Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 [Section 2(6A)] "dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased insured person, namely,- (i) a widow, a minor legitimate or adopted son, an unmarried legitimate or adopted daughter; [(ia) a widowed mother;] (ii) if wholly dependent on the earnings of the insured person at the time of his death, a legitimate or adopted son or daughter who has attained the age of eighteen years and is infirm; (iii) if wholly or in part dependent on the earnings of the insured person at the time of his death,- (a) a parent other than a widowed mother, (b) a minor illegitimate son, an unmarried illegitimate daughter or a daughter legitimate or adopted or illegitimate if married and a minor or if widowed and a minor, (c) a minor brother or an unmarried sister or a widowed sister if a minor, (d) a widowed daughter-in-law, (e) a minor child of a pre-deceased son, (f) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter where no parent of the child is alive, or (g) a paternal grand-parent if no parent of the insured person is alive, | Employment / Labour Laws in India (Latest Amendments included)  The Code replaces the following four laws: (i) the Payment of Wages Act,
1936, (ii) the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, (iii) the Payment of Bonus Act,
1965, and (iv) the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
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