IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6303 of 2010 Date of Decision: 07.11.2011 Satya Wan ...Petitioner Versus Presiding Officer, Labour Court and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. B.S.Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.D.Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State of Haryana. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner was engaged as a Beldar on daily wages in the Public Health Department, Dabwali, District Sirsa on 01.11.2001. It appears that the petitioner was employed intermittently and/or occasionally till 01.07.2004. The Labour Court, on the strength of his bald statement, has returned a sort of uncertain findings as if the petitioner continued to work from 01.11.2001 to 01.07.2004. However, after observing that there is no documentary evidence to prove the petitioner's employment during the aforestated period, it has declined reinstatement in service and has awarded compensation of ` 15,000/- to the petitioner prompting him to approach this Court. 2. Respondent No.2 has filed his reply/affidavit explaining that the petitioner was engaged for 15 days only and not for 3 ½ years as evasively suggested by the Labour Court. CWP No. 6303 of 2010 [2] 3. In the absence of any proof of continuous employment of the petitioner from 01.11.2001 to 01.07.2004 and the findings returned to this effect by the Labour Court being totally uncertain and shaky, there can indeed be no doubt that the petitioner's reinstatement cannot be ordered. It does appear that the petitioner was engaged occasionally, as and when required. Keeping in view the totality of the circumstances and the expenditure already incurred by the petitioner in litigation, I deem it appropriate to enhance the compensation from ` 15,000/- to ` 30,000/-. The enhanced amount of compensation shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With these observations, the petition stands disposed of. Dasti. 07.11.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE