Section 95: Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator, etc.
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Section 95 — Governs punishment for causing obstruction to chief inspector-cum-facilitator or inspector-cum-facilitator, etc. and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: (1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise…
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗
Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does
Operative clauses
- (1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this Code or the rules or the regulations or the bye-laws made thereunder, from discharging such duty or exercising such power; or (ii) refuses entry to the Chief…
- (2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.
Thresholds and timelines in the text
- Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum - Facilitator, etc.—(1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this…
- (2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.
Actors expressly appearing in the text
Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer
Full statutory text — Section 95
95. Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum -
Facilitator, etc.—(1) Whoever wilfully—
(i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator
or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise
any powers under this Code or the rules or the regulations or the bye-laws made thereunder, from
discharging such duty or exercising such power; or
(ii) refuses entry to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or person
or public authority referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 35 or expert referred to in
section 37, to any place where such Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or
such person or authority or expert is entitled to enter; or
(iii) fails or refuses to produce any document which he is required to produce; or
(iv) fails to comply with any requisition or order issued to him,
under this Code or the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder he shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one lakh
rupees, or with both.
(2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of
an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months, or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend
to two lakh rupees, or with both.How to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — (1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this Code or the rules or the regulations or the bye-laws made thereunder, from discharging such duty or exercising such power; or (ii) refuses entry to the Chief…
- Additional operative limb — (2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.
- Numerical or timing control — Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum - Facilitator, etc.—(1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this…
- Central Rule mapping — 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer.
Rules, forms and cross-references
Forms mapped
No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.
Other sections cited in this text
Related Labour Hub resources
A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.
Worked example
For an establishment affected by punishment for causing obstruction to chief inspector-cum-facilitator or inspector-cum-facilitator, etc., the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum - Facilitator, etc.—(1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a p” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.
Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.
Q&A — Section 95
What does Section 95 of the OSHWC Code cover?
Section 95 — Governs punishment for causing obstruction to chief inspector-cum-facilitator or inspector-cum-facilitator, etc. and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: (1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise…
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 95?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this Code or the rules or the regulations or the bye-laws made thereunder, from discharging such duty or exercising such power; or (ii) refuses entry to the Chief…” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 95 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 95?
The provision contains this numerical/time expression: “Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum - Facilitator, etc.—(1) Whoever wilfully— (i) prevents or causes obstruction to a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator or an officer of the appropriate Government or a person authorised to discharge any duty or to exercise any powers under this…” Apply it only in the clause and context in which it appears.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 95?
The current concordance maps Section 95 to Central Rule(s) 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.
Is Section 95 currently operative?
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Source & verification trail
Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗
Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗
Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.