Prayer in this writ petition is to quash the award made by the Labour Court, Cuddalore in I.D.No.129 of 1993 dated 29. 1996.

2. The brief facts necessary for disposal of the writ petition as stated in the affidavit are as follows.

(a) First respondent was appointed as driver in the petitioner Transport Corporation. While the petitioner was driving the corporation bus on 211. 1988, the bus met with an accident at about 9.55 p.m. and in the accident, three persons died. The bus owned by the Corporation was also damaged.

(b) Writ petitioner management issued charge memo on 212. 1988 to the first respondent. A criminal case was also registered against the first respondent for the offences under sections 279, 333 and 304A IPC. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Karaikkal acquitted the first respondent in respect of the criminal charges by judgment dated 111. 1990.

(c) For the charge memo issued on 112. 1988, the first respondent submitted his explanation on 21. 1989. The explanation having been found not satisfactory, an enquiry was conducted against the first respondent and the enquiry officer found that the first respondent was guilty of the charges and submitted his repo