Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
52. Dependants' benefit
(1) If an insured person dies as a result of an employment
injury sustained as an employee under this Act (whether or not he was in
receipt of any periodical payment for temporary disablement in respect of the
injury) dependants' benefit shall be payable 96[at such rates and
for such period and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the
Central Government] to his dependants specified in 97[sub-clause
(i), and sub clause (ia) and] sub-clause (ii) of clause (6A) of section 2.
(2) In case the insured person dies without leaving behind him
the dependants as aforesaid, the dependants' benefit shall be paid to the other
dependants of the deceased 96[at such rates and for such period and
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government].