Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
54. Determination of question of disablement
Any question-
(a) whether the relevant accident has resulted in permanent
disablement; or
(b) whether the extent of loss of earning capacity can be
assessed provisionally or finally; or
(c) whether the assessment of the proportion of the loss of
earning capacity is provisional or final; or
(d) in the case of provisional assessment, as to the period for
which such assessment shall hold good, shall be determined by a medical board
constituted in accordance with the provisions of the regulations and any such
question shall hereafter be referred to as the "disablement
question".