JUDGMENT - V.H. BHAIRAVIA, J.:---This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order of termination of his services dated 2-1-1990. The brief facts leading to this petition are as under :-

That the petitioner was working with respondent No. 2-Bombay Port Trust since 1969. It is submitted that while he was discharging his duties as officiating Labour Supervisor at Uncleared Warehouse No. 1, the petitioner was chargesheeted for the misconduct alleged to have been committed by him. That on 1-1-86 at about 3.40 p.m. one lorry bearing Register No. BMT-9468 parked near the B.P.X. Wall side was found loaded with cargo wooden boxes. As the driver of the lorry was asked to produce the documents in support of cargo loaded in the lorry, he failed to produce any document in respect of cargo loaded in the lorry. On inquiry, some wooden boxes containing video games were found. The police was informed and took the driver to police station with the lorry and interrogated him regarding the consignment of wooden boxes found from the lorry. It is alleged that the driver pointed out one person to the police and that was the petitioner Jijaba Namdeo Borude and sta

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