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HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDEEP V. MARNE
Ananda Ramchandra Salunkhe – Appellant
Versus
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
[SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.]
1) Petitioner, an ex-conductor of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has filed this petition challenging the judgment and order dated 8 March 2001 passed by the Labour Court, Sangli dismissing Complaint (ULP) No.51/1998, in which he had challenged the order of his dismissal from service dated 10 March 1998. The order of the Labour Court has been confirmed by the Industrial Court, Sangli by dismissing Petitioner’s Revision Application (ULP) No.49/2004 vide judgment and order dated 11 August 2006, which is also subject matter of challenge in the present petition.
2) Petitioner was appointed as Conductor in Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) in the year 1989 on daily wages. He was confirmed in service in the year 1995. On 14 July 1996, he was deputed to work as Conductor in the bus No. 1059 of MSRTC on Sangli to Jat route. The bus was checked at Kavathe Mahankal bus station by the checking squad consisting of three checking officers. Based on the report submitted by the checking squad, chargesheet was issued to the Petitioner on 5 August 1996 alleging two charges viz. (i) that one passenger was detected without ticket from who
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