ORDER :

K.G. Balakrishnan, J. - The respondent herein was a conductor in a State Carriage bus owned by the appellant APSRTC. The services of the respondent were terminated after being found guilty of non-issuance of tickets and not collecting fare from the passengers. The ticket examiner entered the bus for examination of tickets and it was found that the respondent had not issued tickets to two passengers who were traveling in the bus. It is also alleged that the respondent did not allow the ticket examiner to complete the inspection and he mis-behaved with the ticket examiner and had torn the tickets and other documents. Charges were framed against the respondent in the enquiry, but some of the charges were found proved and pursuant to it the respondent was removed from service by the disciplinary authority.

2. The matter was referred before the Labour. Court and Labour Court considered the matter in details. It was held that most of the charges framed against the respondent were Not proved, and as the only charge proved is that the Respondent did not issue tickets to two passengers, the Appellant was directed to re-in state the respondent with continuity of service but the back w