MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Raghu Nath Kurdia – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Mr. Mahendar Kumar Goyal, J. - This civil second appeal has been preferred against the judgement and decree dated 18.10.1995 passed by the learned Additional District Judge No.5, Jaipur City, Jaipur (for brevity, "the learned appellate Court") in Regular Civil Appeal No.139/1990 whereby, while dismissing the appeal preferred by the appellants/defendants (for brevity, "the defendants"), the judgement dated 25.03.1989 passed by the learned Upper Munsif Magistrate No.3, Jaipur City, Jaipur (for brevity, "the learned trial Court") decreeing the Civil Suit No.524/88 (548/86) filed by the respondent/plaintiff (for brevity, "the plaintiff") for declaration, has been affirmed.
2. The relevant facts in brief are that the plaintiff filed a suit for declaration against the defendants stating therein that while working as a permanent conductor with the defendants, he was served upon with a charge-sheet dated 30.03.1981 levelling allegation that he was found carrying 14 passengers without ticket and was issued another charge-sheet dated 27.05.1982 with similar allegation for different route. It was averred that without giving him proper opportunity of hearing and defence, vide order da
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