Mohali, June 8 -- Over nine months after a workplace accident cost him both arms, Satnam Singh, a contractual lineman with the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), has not received a single rupee in disablement benefits from the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

Left without income or support, Satnam has now appealed to the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, seeking intervention.

According to ESIC general regulations, 1950, Para 52(1)(f), the first payment of disablement benefits must be released within a month of filing the claim. However, despite being a registered insured person under the ESI scheme (IP No. 1215299638), Satnam remains uncompensated.

The incident occurred on August 28, 2024, w...