IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

FAO-4701-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision : 19.12.2025

SECRETARY/COMMISSIONER, NAGAR NIGAM HISSAR

....Appellant

Versus

KALAWATI AND OTHERS ...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN

Present : Mr. Sukhdeep Parmar, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. H.P.S. Ishar, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

On 2^nd of August, 2025, this Court passed the following order:

Challenge is to the order dated 30.05.2025 passed by

Commissioner, Employees Compensation Act, Circle, Hisar whereby the claim application filed by the claimants seeking compensation on account of death of Ajit Singh, husband of respondent No.1 who was working as Sweeper and employed on

tractor to pick the garbage stands allowed.

Counsel for the appellant has assailed the findings

recorded by the Commissioner, on the ground that there is no causal relationship between the deceased's death and his employment. Thus, it cannot be held that the deceased died owing to the accident arising out of and during the course of employment. He submits that as per the claimant's own case, the deceased was suffering from Cancer and vein of his foot got blocked owing to

diabetes.

The Commissioner reli