P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner who was a Conductor in A. P. S. R. T. C challenges the award of the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Warangal in I. D. No. 95 of 1986 dated 19-2-1987. The writ petition was dismissed for default on 4-12-1996. To-day, we have allowed the petitioner s application for restoration and heard the writ petition on merits.

( 2 ) ON an inspection of the bus, which the petitioner was conducting on17-1-1979, some cash and ticket irregularities were found and the following six charges were framed: (1) For having violated the rule issue and Start . (2) For having failed to issue tickets to a batch of 5 passengers having boarded the bus at Husnabad, Stage No. 11 and bound for Koheda, stage No. 16 despite collecting the requisite fare from them at their boarding point itself. (3) For having failed to issue tickets to three passengers having boarded the bus at Pandilla (Stage No. 12) and bound for Koheda (Stage No. 16) despite collecting the requisite fare from them at their boarding point itself. (4) For having failed to issue tickets to 12 passengers (In batches and individuals) having boarded the bus at Koheda Cross-Roads (Stage no. 14) and bo

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