ORDER

The respondent was a bus conductor in the Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Organisation. On 17-4-1971, he was placed under suspension. A charge-sheet dated 13-10-1971 was served upon the respondent. In the charge-sheet, two charges were framed. These charges were to the effect that on 13-8-1969 while the respondent was acting as the contuctor of a bus, he had charged the passengers amounts in excess of the prescribed fare. When Shri Paras Nath Pandeyl, the Assistant Traffic Inspector inspected the bus on that date, the respondent declined to return the excess fair and misbehaved with the checking staff and refused to return the excess amount. He was guilty of failure to discharge his duty properly, misbehaviour and misappropriation of the passengers money. Copy of the report of Shri Paras Nath Pandey, Addistant Traffic Inspector. Jalalpur dated 18.8.1969 was annexed with the charge-sheet.

2. The second charge was that on 1.9.1969 while the respondent was acting as the conductor of a bus, it was checked by Shri Paras Nath Pendey, Assistant Traffic Inspector, Jalalpur. It was found that though the fare had been collected from 5 passengers, no tickets were issued by the respondent t