The Enemy Property Act, 1968

This 2023 edition of The Enemy Property Act, 1968 (Act 34 of 1968) reproduces the statute verbatim, updated for the J-&-K Reorganisation extension (2019) and binds in:

Enemy Property Rules, 2015 (G.S.R. 208 E, 19-3-2015, as amended G.S.R. 256 E, 23-3-2018)

Transfer of Property (Vested as Enemy Property) in the Custodian Order, 2018

Guidelines & Procedure for Disposal / Sale of Enemy Property – 2018, 2019 & 2020 orders (last amended G.S.R. 200 E, 17-3-2023)

Short comments trace 2017 amendment (absolute bar on transfer), 2023 e-auction SOP and High-Court precedents on heirship claims.

Core statutory coverage

• Vesting & management — Custodian’s title, mutation, rent recovery and trespass eviction.

• Disposal framework — inter-ministerial committee approval, e-auction, 100 % upfront payment.

• Compensation & claims — restricted heir appeal, bar on civil courts, writ jurisdiction parameters.

• Moveable enemy shares — demat sale, dividend escrow and SEBI-compliance.

• Penalties — imprisonment up to 5 years for unauthorised transfer; attachment of benami holdings.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Revenue officials, Custodian offices & auctioneers.

• Heirs/claimants and counsel evaluating maintainability.

• Banks, insurers & title-diligence professionals.

• AIBE candidates & learners in property- and public-law fields.

1. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 As Amended by the Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2010 with Rules & Regulations

This 2025 edition of The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (Act 34 of 1948) reproduces the social-security statute verbatim, consolidated through the Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2010 and carries:

ESI (Central) Rules, 1950 – updated to Jan 2021 wage ceiling (₹ 21,000) & 2023 Aadhaar-linked e-PeHchan card.

ESIC General Regulations, 1950 – amendments up to Oct 2020.

Provident-Fund Rules, 1955; Medical Facilities Scheme, 2010; latest lists of ESIC hospitals, Standing Committee & Medical Benefit Council notices (to Nov 2021).

Short comments flag cashless‐IP facility expansion, Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana extension, and 2024 gig-worker inclusion draft bill.

Core statutory coverage

• Contribution matrix — 3.25 % employer / 0.75 % employee; gig-worker contribution draft.

• Benefits package — sickness, maternity (26 weeks), disablement, dependent pension, ABVKY unemployment cash benefit.

• e-Compliance — monthly returns, real-time challan, UAN seeding and ESI-EPF common portal.

• Inspection & enforcement — risk-based inspection, online summons, recovery as arrears of land revenue.

• Adjudication & appeal — ESI Court, Employees’ Insurance Court, ESIC Appellate Authority.

This edition is particularly suited for

• HR/payroll heads & start-ups calculating ESI across states.

• ESIC panel hospitals, TPAs & insurance-design consultants.

• Labour inspectors, ESI Courts and social-security litigators.

• AIBE candidates and students of labour & welfare law.