IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No. 3601 OF 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.11.2010 State of Haryana and another .. Appellants v. Kalu Ram and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. D.D. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated 30.8.2008, passed by the Workmen Compensation Commissioner, whereby on account of the death of Smt. Munia, respondents No. 1 and 2 (husband and son), respectively have been awarded compensation of ` 2,54,538/. The only contention raised by learned counsel for the applicants- appellants was that the workman in the present case was not a regular employee of the department, but was merely a daily wager. However, he has not been able to cite any distinction in the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 between a regular employee or a daily wager, when it is admitted that the workman, who died during the course of her employment, was working for wages with the employer. Besides the case being totally misconceived on merits, there is an application seeking condonation of delay of 582 days in filing the appeal. The only ground sought to be raised is that the matter remained pending for getting the approval for deposit of the amount of compensation before filing the appeal, which cannot be said to be a good ground for condoning huge delay of 582 days in filing the appeal. For the reasons mentioned above, the application for condonation of delay as well as the appeal, are dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 15.11.2010 mk