ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the order of termination dated 17.01.2025.

2. Heard the learned Senior Counsel Shri S.S. Yadrami appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel Shri A.P. Murari representing for the respondents.

3. The fact in brief germane are as follows:

The petitioner is appointed as a Maintenance Engineer or a Signal Maintainer in the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation and is subsequently promoted to the cadre of Junior Engineer on 22.11.2019. Between the aforesaid two dates i.e., the date of appointment on 27.01.2012 and the date of promotion on 22.11.2019, the petitioner gets embroiled in a crime. The crime is tried by the Court of Sessions in S.C. (A.C) No.12 of 2015, which ends up in conviction of the petitioner on 21.10.2024. The petitioner aggrieved by the order of conviction, files an appeal before the Division Bench in Criminal Appeal No.100548/2024. The sentence is suspended on 13.11.2024. The petitioner is then issued a show cause notice on 23.11.2024 seeking to show cause as to why he should not be dismissed from service on account of him getting convicted of the offence