Gujarat High Court Allows Husband's Claim for ESI Dependency Benefits - Widower Held Entitled as 'Dependent' Under Section 2(6A) of ESI Act, 1948. The court held that the definition of 'dependent' under Section 2(6A) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 includes a husband who was wholly dependent on the deceased wife's earnings, and the ESI Act being a social welfare legislation must be liberally construed.
20 Mar 2026The appellant, Parmar Shambhai Ramjibhai, husband of the deceased Savitaben, filed an appeal under Section 82 of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1...





