law: Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 
  21. Venue of proceedings and transfer 
  (1) Where any matter under this Act is to be done by or before a
  
  Commissioner the same shall subject to the provisions of this Act and to any
  
  rules made hereunder be done by or before the Commissioner for the area in
  
  which -
  (a) the accident took place which resulted in
  
  the injury; or
  (b) the workman or in case of his death the
  
  dependant claiming the compensation ordinarily resides; or
  (c) the employer has his registered office :
  Provided  that no matter shall be processed before or by
  
  a Commissioner other than the Commissioner having jurisdiction over the area in
  
  which the accident took place without his giving notice in the manner
  
  prescribed by the Central Government to the Commissioner having jurisdiction
  
  over the area and the State Government concerned
  Provided  further that where the workman being the
  
  master of a ship or a seaman or the captain or a member of the crew of an
  
  aircraft or a workman in a motor vehicle or a company meets with the accident
  
  outside India any such matter may be done by or before a Commissioner for the
  
  area in which the owner or agent of the ship aircraft or motor vehicle resides
  
  or carries on business or the registered office of the company is situate as
  
  the case may be.
  (1A) If a Commissioner other than the Commissioner with whom any
  
  money has been deposited under section 8 proceeds with a matters under this Act
  
  the former may for the proper disposal of the matter call for transfer of any
  
  records or moneys remaining with the latter and on receipt of such a request he
  
  shall comply with the same.
  (2) If a Commissioner is satisfied that any matter arising out
  
  of any proceedings pending before him can be more conveniently dealt with by
  
  any other Commissioner whether in the same State or not he may subject to rules
  
  made under this Act order such matter to be transferred to such other
  
  Commissioner either for report or for disposal and if he does so shall forthwith
  
  transmit to such other Commissioner all documents relevant for the decision of
  
  such matter and where the matter in transferred for disposal shall also
  
  transmit in the prescribed manner any money remaining in his hands or invested
  
  by him for the benefit of any party to the proceedings :
  
  Provided that the Commissioner shall not where any party to the
  
  proceedings has appeared before him made any order of transfer relating to the
  
  distribution among dependants of a lump sum without giving such party an
  
  opportunity of being heard :
  (3) The Commissioner to whom any matter is so transferred shall
  
  subject to rules made under this Act inquire there into and if the matter was
  
  transferred for disposal continue the proceedings as if they had originally
  
  commenced before him.
  (4) On receipt of report from a Commissioner to whom any matter
  
  has been transferred for report under sub-section (2) the Commissioner by whom
  
  it was referred shall decide the matter referred in conformity with such
  
  report.
  (5) The State Government may transfer any matter from any
  
  Commissioner appointed by it to any other Commissioner appointed by it.