judgment

Dr. Arijit Pasayat, JJ.

1.In this appeal, Uttaranchal Roadways Transport Corporation (in short the ‘Corporation’) calls in question legality of the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of the Uttaranchal High Court partly allowing the writ petition filed by the appellant-Corporation. Before the High Court the Corporation had challenged the order passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Dehradun in Reference Case No. 25 of 2000 whereby it had ordered that respondent shall be re-instated into service with 50% back wages with minor punishment of stoppage of two increments without cumulative effect.

2.Background facts in a nutshell are as follows :

Sanjay Kumar Nautiyal-respondent was employed as conductor in the appellant-establishment and was posted at Saharanpur Depot at the relevant time. On 22.4.1996 respondent was assigned duty of conductor in bus having registration No.UP-15-9496. Duty of respondent included booking of tickets and collecting money when the said bus plied on its assigned route. The respondent was duty bound to keep correct accounts by filling details of tickets and making entry in the waybill sheet provided by the appellant, thereby showing num