Jayant Nath, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition is filed seeking to quash the impugned order dated 18.03.2002 passed by the Industrial Tribunal dismissing the petition of the petitioner under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 by which petition the petitioner sought approval for its directions for removal of the respondent from service.

2. The basic facts which lead to filing of the present petition are that the respondent was employed as a Conductor by the petitioner. On 04.05.1989 the respondent was performing his duty as a Conductor on the route of New Delhi-Bulandshahr. Members of the Ticket Checking Staff of the petitioner inspected the Bus. It was found that two passengers were travelling in the Bus on the tickets of less denomination of Rs.2.50/- each valid from Sikandrabad to Dadri. These two passengers had boarded the Bus at Sikandrabad for going to Ghaziabad. The two passengers told the Checking Staff that they had paid fare charges of Rs.5.00/- per ticket to the Conductor whereas they were issued tickets only of the denomination of Rs.2.50. On the basis of the report of the Checking Staff, the Manager of the concerned Depot i.e. BBM Dep