( 1 ) THESE three petitions are similar in certain respects as we shall instantly point out. The respondent in these three petitions are the conductors of the S. T. Corporation which is the common petitioner before us. Against all the three respondents in these three petitions separate departmental proceedings were initiated on the ground of misappropriation of the amounts of fare collected by them from the passengers. In the petition No. 3059 of 1984 the charge was of misappropriating Rs. 160. 20; in the second matter the amount of misappropriation is not known but the charge against him was to the effect that he had collected amounts of fare from the passengers and had not issued necessary tickets to them with a dishonest intention of misappropriating the amount; and in the third matter also the amount is not known but he was also alleged to have pocketed the money without issuing tickets. The respondents in these petitions were dismissed after the enquiry and these orders of dismissal were challenged by these conductors by seeking References before the concerned Labour Court. In the first matter it was Labour Court at Navsari; in the seond matter it was Labour Co