( 1 ) THIS appeal by the management of the a. P. State Road Transport Corporation is directed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 17-8-2000 in Writ Petition no. 21615 of 1996.

( 2 ) THE above writ petition was filed by the first respondent delinquent employee calling in question the award passed by the industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, visakhapatnam dated 18-12-1995 in I. D. No. 148 of 1992.

( 3 ) THE background facts leading to filing of the writ petition are briefly noted as under: While the petitioner was serving as conductor in a casual leave vacancy at palasa Depot of the Road Transport corporation in Srikakulam District, a charge memo containing three charges was issued to him alleging misconduct under the A. P. State Road Transport Corporation (Conduct) Regulations. The first charge being that he failed to observe the mandatory rule of "issue and start"; the second charge that he re-issued nine tickets of Re. 1/- denomination to a batch of nine passengers and the third charge that he closed all denominations in SR, except re. l/- denominations upto stage No. 5. The enquiry officer appointed by the disciplinary authority after conducting en