O R D E R

The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by the first respondent dated 27.08.2018 and for consequential direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue his duty as Conductor.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he joined in the respondent Corporation in the year 2005 as Conductor and he has been working since then. On 22.08.2018, he was on duty as conductor in a bus which was plying between Trichy to Chennai. This bus reached Tindivanam Bus Stand on 23.08.2018 at about 03.30 A.M. The petitioner found that an unused ticket bag which was kept under his seat was stolen. The petitioner tried his best to trace out the bag and he was not able to trace it. The petitioner gave a complaint to the Police on 24.08.2018, about the theft of the unused ticket bags and the complaint was taken on file in CSR No.362 of 2018 and the Police issued a non traceable certificate on 20.09.2018.

3. In view of this incident, the first respondent by his proceedings dated 27.08.2018 passed an order to the effect that the unused tickets were lost only due to the negligence of the petitioner and it is valued to the tune of Rs.2,27,990/-. This amou