law: Maternity Benefit Act,1961 
  17. Power of Inspector to direct payments to be made 
   4  [(1) Any woman claiming that- 
  (a) maternity benefit or any other amount to
  
  which she is entitled under this Act and any person claiming that payment due under
  
  section 7 has been improperly withheld;
  (b) her employer has discharged or dismissed
  
  her during or on account of her absence from work in accordance with the
  
  provisions of this Act, may make a complaint to the Inspector.
  (2) The Inspector may, of his own motion or on receipt of a
  
  complaint referred to in sub-section (1), make an inquiry or cause an inquiry
  
  to be made and if satisfied that- 
  (a) payment has been wrongfully withheld, may
  
  direct the payment to be made in accordance with his orders;
  (b) she has been discharged or dismissed
  
  during or on account of her absence from work in accordance with the provisions
  
  of this Act, may pass such orders as are just and proper according to the
  
  circumstances of the case.]
  (3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Inspector under
  
  sub-section (2) may, within thirty days from the date on which such decision is
  
  communicated to such person, appeal to the prescribed authority.
  (4) The decision of the prescribed authority where an appeal has
  
  been preferred to it under sub-section (3) or of the Inspector where no such
  
  appeal has been preferred, shall be final.
   4  [(5) Any amount payable under this section shall be
  
  recoverable by the Collector on a certificate issued for that amount by the
  
  Inspector as an arrear of land revenue.]